When□ewsofaninva□ing□r□yre□ched□ldoria,Marcus□ast□efirsttovo□unt□erto□efen□□ishomeland.W□thhissw□□dinhand□n□armorsh□ni□ginthesunligh□,herodeo□ttomeettheenemyonthebattlefie□d.T□eoddswereaga□n□thim□butM□rcus'su□□a□eringre□olvegavehope□ohis□omra□esands□ruckfearinto□he□eart□ofhisfoes.□/p> Whennew□ofaninva□i□garmyreachedA□dori□□Marcus□asthefirsttovolunteertod□fendhisho□eland.Wi□hh□ssw□□□□nhanda□darmorshin□ng□nthesunligh□,her□deou□tomeetthe□nem□onthebattle□ield.The□d□swere□g□i□□thim,butMarcu□'sunw□ve□ingresolvegavehopetohiscomradesandstru□kfearintotheh□ar□sofhi□foes.<□p> □p>Whenne□□o□an□□v□d□ngarmyrea□hedA□do□i□,□□rcusw□sthefir□ttovolunteer□o□efend□is□omeland□Withhis□wordin□andan□□rmorshining□nt□e□unl□gh□,herodeoutt□□□ettheenemy□nthebat□□ef□eld.T□eoddswereagainsthi□,□u□Marcus'su□wa□e□ingreso□vegaveh□peto□i□c□mr□de□andstr□ckfeari□totheheartsofhi□foes.