Af□er□hedu□t□f□a□tle□adset□le□,Aldor□ae□ergedvictori□usthankstoMarcus'she□□i□m□Th□k□n□domr□joi□edinth□stre□□s,cele□ratingtheirchampi□nandsavior□At□hevictory□ea□□,Mar□□swas□aile□□satrueher□,hisnamefor□veretchedi□theann□lsof□i□to□y.□□tamids□ther□velry,Marcusr□mainedhumble,kno□ing□hat□isgreatestre□□rdwastheknowledg□t□athehadp□□tectedhisho□e□andandi□□p□□p□e. Aftert□ed□s□of□a□□lehadsettled,Aldoriaemergedvictoriousthanksto□a□□us'she□□□sm.Thekingd□m□ejoicedin□hestree□s,ce□ebratingtheirchamp□o□□ndsavior.Atthevictoryfeast,□arcuswa□hail□dasatruehero,h□sna□eforeve□et□□edintheann□lsofhis□ory.Butamidstthere□elry,Marcusremainedhumble,knowi□gthathisgreatestrewardwasthe□nowledgetha□hehadprotect□□hi□h□me□anda□dits□eo□le. A□terthedustof□attle□ad□ett□e□,A□do□i□emergedvicto□iou□t□□nkstoMar□us'sheroism.Thekingdomrej□icedinth□□treets,c□lebra□i□gth□irchampion□nds□□ior.Atthevictoryf□ast,Marc□swashailedas□tr□eher□□hisn□meforeveretc□edinth□annalsofhis□or□.But□midstt□erevel□y,Ma□cus□emainedhumble,kno□ingthathisg□eat□strewardw□sthek□□w□□d□□thathehadpr□t□cte□□isho□elanda□ditsp□ople.□> □□terthe□ustofbat□lehadsettl□d,□□dori□e□e□□edvic□oriousthankstoMarcus'sh□roism.Thekingdo□rejoic□dinthestreet□,celebr□ting□heir□hampion□□dsavior.At□hevictory□east□□a□cuswashail□dasa□r□ehero,hi□n□meforeveretchedinthe□nnalsofh□story.Butamidstth□□□v□l□y,□arcusr□mai□edhumble,knowin□that□isgreatestre□ar□wa□theknow□edgethat□ehad□rotectedhishomela□d□n□itspeople□ □fterthedustofbattle□adse□tled□Ald□riaem□rgedvictoriousthankst□Marcus'sheroism.Thekin□dom□ejoicedi□thestreets□cel□bratingt□eir□ha□pionand□□vi□r.Atthevictoryfe□st,□ar□□□wash□iledasatruehero□□isn□□eforeveret□hedint□□annals□fhi□□or□.□utamids□□here□e□ry,Mar□usrem□inedhum□le,□nowi□gth□thisgreate□□rewar□wa□theknowledgethath□hadprotec□e□hisho□elandan□□tspeopl□.