Af□erthedustofbatt□□had□ettle□,Ald□riae□□□g□dv□□toriousthankstoMa□cus'sheroi□m.Th□king□omrejo□ce□int□estreets,celebrating□heirchampi□nand□a□ior□At□hevicto□yfeast,Mar□uswashailedasatrueher□,hisnamefor□veretched□ntheannals□fhistory□Butamid□tthere□el□□,Marc□sremain□dh□mble,knowingtha□□isgrea□estr□wardwasth□□n□wle□getha□□ehadprotectedhish□melandan□itspe□ple. A□terthedusto□□a□□le□adsettled,Aldoriaemergedvictorioust□ank□toMar□us□s□ero□sm.T□□kingdomre□□ic□dinthe□tree□s□□e□e□ratingthe□□championandsav□or.At□hevicto□yfeast□□arcuswashailedasa□ruehero,hisn□□□forever□tch□di□t□ea□n□□s□fhi□t□ry.Bu□ami□stth□revelry,□arcu□remained□umble,kno□ingthathisgre□□estrewardwastheknowl□dgethat□ehadprote□tedhi□h□melan□andi□speopl□. Afte□thedus□ofb□ttlehad□□ttled□□l□□riaemerge□□ic□oriousthankstoMarcus'sheroism.Th□kingdomrejoice□inth□str□ets□celebra□ingt□□irc□a□pionandsavior.Atthevictoryfeast□M□rc□swash□iledas□truehe□o,hisnam□□oreveretchedinthean□a□□ofhistory.B□□amidstthereve□ry,M□rc□sremain□dh□mble,□nowing□hat□is□r□at□strewardwa□□hekno□ledg□□hathehad□rotectedhishomeland□ndi□□people. Af□erthedustofbattl□hads□ttled,□ldoriaeme□gedvictoriousth□nkstoMa□cus'she□o□sm.Th□kingdomrejo□cedin□h□s□reet□□c□leb□a□ingtheirchamp□on□□dsa□ior.At□hevicto□yfeast,Marcu□wash□ile□as□t□□ehero,hisnameforeveretc□edintheanna□□ofhistory.Butamidsttherevelr□,Marcusremainedhumble,knowingth□□hisgreatestrewa□dwas□heknowled□ethathehadpr□te□te□□ish□melan□anditspeople.