Whenn□□sof□ninva□i□garmyreachedA□d□□i□,Ma□cuswasth□firstto□olu□teertodefen□h□shome□and□Withhisswordin□□nda□□□r□orshinin□inthesu□lig□t,h□rod□out□omeetthe□nem□ont□e□att□efield.Theoddswe□□againsthim,□utMarcus'su□w□v□ringreso□v□g□vehopet□hiscomr□de□a□dst□uckfe□rinto□he□eart□ofh□sf□es□<□p> Whennewsofaninvadingarmy□each□dAl□oria,Marcuswa□th□first□ovolunteerto□e□endhis□omeland.Withhissword□n□andandarmo□shininginthesunlight,herodeouttomee□t□eene□yon□h□ba□tlefield□T□e□ddswerea□ainsthim,butMar□us'sunwaver□n□reso□vegav□h□petohiscomra□esandstruckfearintothehe□rt□□fh□□foes. WhennewsofaninvadingarmyreachedAld□□ia,Marcuswasthefi□sttovolunteert□defendhishomelan□.Wi□hhi□swor□inhandand□rmorshininginthesunlight,□e□odeouttomeetth□□nem□on□h□□at□lef□eld.Th□odds□ere□gai□sthim,□□tMarcus'sunwaveringresolve□avehop□t□h□scomr□de□ands□□uckfearintoth□h□a□ts□fhi□foes.□> Whennewsofan□nva□in□armyreachedAldo□ia,□arcus□a□□□e□irs□tov□□unteertodefen□hishome□and□Wit□his□wo□di□ha□dandarm□rshininginthes□nlight,hero□eoutt□□eettheen□m□onthe□attlef□eld.Theo□ds□erea□ainsthim,b□tMarcu□'sun□averi□g□e□□l□egavehopet□hiscomradesan□s□ruckf□□rintothehea□tsofhisfoes. Wh□nnewsofa□□nv□dingarmyre□ched□ldoria,Marc□s□ast□efi□sttovolunteert□d□fe□dhis□omeland.Wit□hisswor□inhan□andarmorshini□ginthes□nl□ght,□e□odeo□ttome□tthe□n□□yonthe□attlefie□d.T□eoddswereagain□t□im,butMa□□□□'s□n□averingresolvegav□hopet□hi□comrad□sa□dstr□□kfearin□o□heheart□ofhisfoes. Wh□nn□wsofaninva□□ngarmyr□achedAldo□ia,Marcuswast□efirs□tov□lunteer□odef□n□his□omeland□Withhisswordinhandandarmorshininginthesunlight□herodeou□t□mee□thee□em□ontheb□t□lef□eld.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarcus□sunwaveringresolve□a□ehopetohi□comradesandst□u□kf□a□int□theh□□rtso□hisf□es.