Afterthedu□□of□at□lehads□ttl□d,A□do□□aemergedvi□t□rious□hankstoM□rcus'sherois□.The□□ngdomrej□i□edi□thestreets,□elebrati□gt□eircha□pion□ndsavi□r.□t□hevi□t□ryfeast,Mar□u□washaile□asa□rueh□ro,hisnamef□reveretchedinth□□□□alsofhi□tory.Butamidstth□revel□□,Ma□cusremaine□h□mbl□,knowingthathisgreatest□ewa□dwastheknowledgetha□hehadprote□□edhishomelandandi□sp□opl□. □p>Afte□the□u□tofbattlehadsett□e□,Aldoriaemerg□dv□ctor□ousthank□toMarcus□□her□ism.Thekingdo□r□joic□d□□□hestre□□s□□eleb□ating□heirch□m□io□and□avi□r.□tth□v□ct□ryfeas□,□arcuswashaileda□atru□her□□hisnameforeve□et□hedinthe□nnalsofhistory.B□tamidstthereve□ry,Mar□usremainedhum□le,k□□wingthathisgreat□strewardwasth□k□owledgethathehad□rote□tedhish□melandanditsp□ople. □f□er□hed□s□ofbat□□ehadse□□led,Aldor□aemer□edvic□oriou□th□nkstoMarcus'she□o□s□.Thekingdo□rej□icedint□es□reets□c□lebra□ingtheircham□iona□dsavior.A□t□evictoryfeast,Mar□uswashail□dasatruehero,hisna□eforeveretchedintheannalsofhist□r□.Butam□dsttherevelry□Mar□usre□ain□dhumble,knowingt□□t□i□g□ea□estrewardwasth□□nowled□et□athehadpro□ectedhi□homela□da□di□speople. Afterthedustofb□ttlehadset□led,Aldori□e□e□gedvictorious□hank□t□Mar□u□'□herois□.Thekingdomrejoicedinthestreets,cel□b□atingthei□cham□io□andsavior.Att□evictoryfeast,□arcuswash□iledasatruehe□o,his□ameforeveretchedint□eann□lso□history.But□mi□□tthere□elry□□arcusremainedhumbl□,knowin□tha□h□□gr□ates□□□wardwastheknowledgethathehadprotectedhishomelan□andits□□opl□□