Whenn□w□ofa□inva□ingar□yreachedAldo□i□,□arcuswasthefi□s□tovolunteertodefendhishom□land.W□thhissw□rdin□andandarmorshin□nginthesunl□g□t,he□□deouttomeetthee□emyon□hebattlefield□Th□□d□s□□reagainsthim,□utM□rcus'□unw□veri□□resolvega□ehopetohi□comradesan□struckfearintothehe□r□sofh□sfoes.□/p> Whennewsofaninvading□rmyreach□dAldo□i□,Marcu□was□h□first□ovolu□t□er□odef□□□hi□homelan□.Wit□h□ss□ordinhandandar□orshining□nth□sunligh□□h□rodeou□tome□ttheenemyonthebattlefiel□.T□eoddswer□against□im,bu□Marcus□sunwaveringreso□vegav□□opetoh□sc□mra□es□ndstr□ck□earintoth□hear□sofhisfoes. W□enn□wso□□ninva□□ngarmy□each□dAl□oria,Ma□cuswas□hefir□ttovolunte□rt□defend□i□home□and.Wi□hhiss□ordi□h□□dandarm□rshini□gi□thesun□□ght,herodeout□□meettheenemyo□theb□□tlefield.T□eo□dswer□□g□insthim,butMarcus'sunwaveringr□□olve□avehopetoh□scom□□□esa□dstr□ckfe□□intotheh□ar□s□□hisfoes.□/p>□p>Wh□nne□s□fan□□vadingarmyreached□ldoria,□arcuswas□□efirstt□□□lun□eertodefe□dhishomela□d□Withhisswo□dinhandandarmorshininginthes□nlight,herodeo□tto□□ettheen□m□onth□bat□lefi□ld.Theod□swereagainsthim,butMar□u□'sunw□verin□resolvega□ehopetohisco□rade□an□struckf□arintothe□earts□fhisfo□s.□> Whennewsofani□vadingarmyrea□hed□ldoria,Marcuswasthefirsttovoluntee□t□defe□dhishom□land.□ithhisswo□dinhand□nd□r□or□hininginthesunlight,hero□eouttomeet□heenem□onthebat□l□field□□□eodd□we□□□gainsthim,butMarcus'su□wave□ingre□□□□egavehopeto□iscomradesan□struckfea□intothehe□rtsofhisf□es.