Wh□nnewsofa□in□a□□ngarmyre□chedA□d□ria,Marcus□asthefirsttovoluntee□tode□endh□shomeland.Wi□hhis□wordinhan□andarmorshiningint□esunlight,hero□□outtome□tth□en□my□□th□battle□□el□.T□e□dds□□r□aga□nst□im,butMarcus'sunwave□ingr□solvegaveh□□e□ohis□omradesandst□uck□eari□totheheartsofhi□f□e□. <□>Whe□ne□sofani□vadi□garmyr□ach□dAldoria,Marcuswa□the□irst□ov□l□nteerto□efendhis□o□eland□With□iss□ordinhandan□armorshiningi□□hesunlight,□erode□uttome□tt□e□□emyo□the□attle□ie□d□Theoddsw□reagainst□im,butM□rc□s's□nw□v□rin□res□lv□□ave□op□toh□sc□mra□esa□dstruckfea□into□h□heartsof□isf□es. When□ews□fanin□adingarm□reachedA□do□ia,Marc□sw□sth□firsttovol□□t□ertodefendhisho□eland.Wit□hisswor□inh□ndandarmo□s□ini□g□nt□esunlight,herod□out□omeettheenemy□nt□e□attlef□eld.Theoddswereaga□nsthim,butM□rcus'sunwaveringresolveg□v□ho□etohis□o□rad□sandstruckfearintothe□eartsofh□sfoes. W□□nnewsofaninvading□rmyreach□dA□doria□Mar□uswas□hefirsttovo□u□tee□todefen□h□shom□land□□ith□isswordinha□d□ndarmorshi□in□inthesun□igh□,herodeo□ttomeet□□eenemy□nthe□attlefield.Theoddswereag□insthim,but□arc□s'su□wavering□esolve□avehope□□his□omra□esandstruckfearin□otheheartsof□is□oes.□/p>