Whenne□sofani□va□□ngarmyreachedAl□oria,Marcu□wa□th□firsttovolunt□ertodefe□dhish□m□land.Withhisswo□□inhandandarmorshininginthesun□ight,herodeouttomeett□eenemyo□thebatt□□f□eld.T□eoddswerea□ain□□hi□□butMar□us□sunwaver□ngresolvegaveho□□□o□i□comradesa□dstr□ck□e□□intotheh□arts□fhi□foes□<□p>□p>Whennewsofani□vadingar□□re□chedAldor□a,Marcu□was□he□i□stto□olunteertodefen□h□shomel□□d.Wi□hhisswordin□andandarmorshin□n□i□th□su□l□g□t,herodeouttomeetth□enemyon□hebattlef□eld.□he□□dswe□eagainst□im,bu□Ma□cus'□un□aver□ngreso□vegav□ho□etohi□comra□□□andstr□c□□earintoth□heartso□hisfoes. Whennewsofaninv□dingar□yrea□□edAl□oria,Marcu□wasthefirstto□ol□nteertod□fendhishomel□nd□W□thhisswordinh□ndanda□□or□h□n□nginthesunlight□her□d□outtomeetthe□n□my□nthe□a□tlefi□ld.Theod□□wer□againsth□m,b□tMarcus□sun□ave□i□□reso□□e□avehope□□hiscomradesandst□uckfearintothehe□rt□ofhis□oes. <□□Whennewsofan□n□adinga□m□reachedA□doria,Marcus□ast□efirstt□v□luntee□todefendhishomeland.Withhisswordin□andandarmorshi□ingi□□hesunli□ht□herodeou□t□meett□eenemyo□theb□tt□efi□ld.The□ddswere□□ainsthim,butMarcus'su□w□ve□□ngresolvega□eho□etohiscomradesands□ruckfe□rintothehe□rtsof□isf□es. Wh□□ne□sofaninvad□ngarmyreache□Al□oria,Marcus□asth□firsttovoluntee□t□def□ndhishom□l□nd□With□issw□rdinha□dandarmorshining□n□□esun□□ght,her□deouttome□tth□ene□yontheb□ttlefi□ld.□h□□ddswe□eagainst□im,bu□Marcus'sunw□veringresolvegave□opetohiscomradesandst□□ck□ear□n□otheheartsofhi□foes.