Af□erthe□ustof□att□ehadsettl□d,Aldoriaemergedv□ctoriousthankstoMarcus'sh□roism.T□ek□ngdo□rejo□cedinthestr□ets,celeb□atingtheircha□pionandsa□ior.Atthevict□ryf□ast,Marc□swash□iled□sa□ruehe□o,hisnamefo□eve□e□□hedint□eann□□□ofhist□ry.But□midstthe□evelry,Marcu□remainedhum□□e,k□owin□t□athisgreatest□ewardwastheknowledgethathehadprotectedhis□o□elan□an□its□eople□<□p>□□>□f□erthedustofbat□lehads□ttled,Ald□riaemergedvictor□□usthank□toMa□cus's□□roi□m□T□ekingdom□ejoicedinthestre□ts,celebr□□in□theirch□□□io□andsavio□□Atth□victoryfe□st,Marcuswashaile□asatrue□ero,hi□nameforeveretche□□nthean□also□histo□y.Buta□idst□hereve□ry,□a□cusremainedhumble,knowingthathisgrea□es□r□w□□□wa□thek□□wledg□□hathehadprotectedhishome□andandi□speople. □fterthed□stofbattl□hadsettl□d,Aldoriaem□rge□vi□torioust□an□s□oMarcu□'□h□□oism.□hekingdomrejoic□dinthestreets,c□lebratingth□irc□amp□□nan□sav□or.At□he□ictoryfeast□Marcuswash□ile□asatru□hero,hisnamef□rev□retche□intheannalsofhistory.Butam□dsttherev□lry,Marcus□emained□um□le,□nowingthathisgreatestrewa□dwastheknow□edgethathehadprot□cte□h□shomel□n□□nditspeo□□e.