Whe□newsofanin□adi□garmyreachedA□d□ri□,Ma□cuswasth□firsttov□l□nteertodefendhishomel□nd.W□thhisswordinh□ndanda□morshininginthesunl□g□t,herode□uttomeettheen□myon□hebattl□f□eld□The□d□swerea□ai□sthim,bu□Marc□s'□un□ave□i□gre□olvegaveho□etoh□sc□mr□d□sa□dstruckfearint□□□□heartsofhisfoes.□> Whenne□s□faninvadingarmyre□c□edAl□oria,Ma□cuswasthefi□s□t□v□lunteertodefendhis□omeland.W□thhiss□or□inh□ndanda□mo□shiningin□hesunl□ght,her□de□uttomeettheenemyon□he□□□tlefield.Th□oddswereagainsthi□□but□a□c□s'sunwaveringr□□olvega□□h□petohiscomr□desan□□truckfea□int□the□ea□□sofhisfo□s□ When□e□sofan□nvad□ngarmyreachedAldo□ia,M□rcusw□sthef□rstt□volunteertodefendhishome□and.W□th□isswordinh□□dan□ar□orshininginthesunlig□□,herodeou□tomeett□eenemy□nthebattlefield□Theod□swere□gainsthim,bu□Marc□□'sun□averingresolvegavehopet□□i□comradesandstruckfea□□nto□h□□ea□□□ofhisfoes.□□ W□e□n□wsofani□vadingarmyreachedAl□or□a,Mar□uswasthe□irsttov□lunteertodef□n□hishomeland.Withhissw□rd□nhandand□rmors□□ninginthesunli□□t,hero□eoutt□meett□eene□yonthebattl□field.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarc□s's□nwaveringres□□vegaveh□petohis□om□adesan□struck□eari□to□heheartsofhisfo□□. Whennewsofanin□□□□□ga□myr□achedAl□o□□a,Marcu□wast□efirst□ovoluntee□tod□fendhisho□□la□d□□□t□h□s□wo□□inhandandarmor□hining□nthesunlight,herodeouttomeettheene□yont□ebattlefi□ld.Theoddswerea□ai□sth□m,bu□M□r□u□'sunwave□in□□esolve□□vehopet□hiscom□adesandst□□□kf□□rintothehe□rtsofhis□oes.