Whennewsofaninvadin□armyreachedA□doria,M□rcuswas□he□irsttov□lunteertodefe□dhishom□□a□d.Withhissw□rdinhandandar□orshiningin□hesunlig□t,herodeouttomeett□eenemyontheb□□□le□i□ld.The□dds□erea□ai□sthim,bu□□□rcus'sunw□vering□esolv□gavehopet□hiscomra□esandstruckfearint□theheartsofhisfoe□.<□p> Whenne□□□faninvadi□□□r□yreac□edAl□o□ia,M□rcusw□s□□efirsttovoluntee□todefen□h□shomeland.W□thhi□sword□nhandandarmo□shininginthesunli□ht□herodeo□□tomeetthe□nem□□nthe□attlef□el□.Theodd□wer□ag□insthim,but□arc□s's□n□av□□ing□e□o□veg□vehop□□ohiscom□ad□sandstruckfe□rin□ot□ehear□sofhisfoes. □hennewsof□□invading□□my□eachedAl□oria,M□r□usw□sthe□□rs□□o□olunte□rto□□fend□□shomela□d.Wi□hhiss□or□inha□dandarmo□shinin□i□□hesu□lig□t,herod□outt□meett□□enemyon□hebattlefield.□heo□dswerea□ainsthim,butMa□cus□su□waveringresolvega□ehopetohiscomradesa□dstruckfearin□otheh□artsof□isfoes□ When□ewsofaninvadingarmy□each□dAldo□□a,Marcuswasthefirs□tov□lunteertodefendhishomel□nd.Withhisswordinha□□andarmorshi□ingin□□es□nlight,her□deoutt□meet□he□nemy□n□heba□tlefield.T□□□ddswerea□ain□thim,butMarcus'□unwave□ingre□olve□avehopetohi□□□□radesandstr□ckfearintotheheartsofh□sfoe□.<□p> □he□ne□sof□ninv□di□□armyreachedAldor□□,Marcuswas□hefirstt□□olunteertodefendhis□□mel□□d.Wi□h□isswor□inha□dandarmorshini□ginthes□nlight,□er□□eoutt□mee□t□eene□y□ntheba□tle□ield.Theodds□er□againsthim,bu□Marcus'sunwaveringreso□vegaveh□petohiscomradesan□□□ruckfe□r□ntothehe□rtsofhi□□oe□.<□p>