Whennewsofani□va□i□garmyreached□ld□r□□,Marcusw□sthe□irstt□volu□te□rtodefend□isho□elan□.Wi□hhisswo□dinh□ndandar□ors□ininginth□sunlig□t□her□deoutto□e□t□heenemyonthebat□lefield.□he□ddswereagainsthi□,butMarcus'su□wav□ringre□□lvegavehop□toh□□comradesandstr□ckfe□rin□otheheartsof□isf□□s.<□p> Whennewsofan□□vadinga□myre□chedA□□oria,Marcuswasthefirs□tovolunteert□d□fendhishomelan□.Wit□hisswordinhandandarmor□□iningint□es□nl□□ht□h□rodeouttom□etth□□ne□□onthebattl□f□e□□.□heod□swereaga□n□thim,b□□Marcus'sunwaverin□r□solvega□ehop□tohiscomra□esandst□uc□fear□ntotheheartsofh□□foes. Wh□nne□□ofa□invadinga□myreached□l□ori□,Marc□□wast□□□irstt□volu□teer□□□efendhishomelan□.Withhisswordi□handandarmorshiningint□esunl□ght,h□rodeouttomeet□heenemyo□thebattle□ield.□heodd□□ereagai□sthim,□utMa□cus□s□n□averingresolvegavehop□tohisc□mrade□andst□u□□f□arintothehear□sofhis□oes. Whe□□□wsofaninvadi□g□rmyreachedAldo□i□,Marcuswasthefi□s□t□voluntee□to□efend□ishom□land.Withhisswordinha□dandarm□rs□in□ng□nthesunlight,herodeout□omeett□□enemyonthebattlefield□Th□oddswe□ea□□insthim,butMa□cus'sunwaveringresolvegaveho□etohiscomra□□□andstruc□fe□rintot□ehear□sofh□s□oes□ Whennewsofanin□adingarmyreac□□dAldori□□Mar□uswasthefirstt□□olunt□erto□efendhis□om□land.Wit□hisswordinhanda□dar□orshin□□gin□hes□nligh□,herodeouttom□e□theenemyontheb□ttlefi□ld.Th□oddswereagai□sthim,butMarc□s'sunwaveringr□solveg□vehopetohisco□ra□esandstruckfearintotheheartso□hi□□oe□.