Whennew□ofaninvad□nga□myreach□dAl□oria□□arcu□wasthefirsttovolunteer□odefendhishome□a□d.Wi□□hi□swordinhandand□rmorshiningi□thesunlig□t,he□od□□□tt□meettheenemy□nthebattle□ield.Th□od□swereagainsthim,b□tMa□c□s'su□wave□ingresolve□aveh□petohisc□mradesandstruckfeari□□othehearts□□hisfoe□. When□e□so□aninvadinga□myreachedAl□□ri□,Marcus□asthefirs□to□olunteertodef□ndhishomeland.Withhis□wordinh□ndand□□mors□□nin□□nthesunlig□t,□ero□eouttomeettheenemyont□ebattl□field.Theoddswe□e□gai□s□□im,but□a□cu□'sunwaveringresolveg□veho□etohiscomradesa□dstruck□earin□o□□e□□artsofhisfoes. Whenne□sofa□inva□i□garmyr□□chedAl□ori□,Mar□u□wasthefirs□□ovolunteerto□e□end□i□□om□l□nd.W□th□isswordinhandandarm□rshinin□int□esunlight,h□rodeout□omeett□e□nemyont□ebattl□□ield.Theo□dswerea□□in□th□m,butMarcus'□unwa□erin□r□solvegavehopeto□iscomra□esa□dst□uckf□arintothe□eart□ofhi□□oes. Wh□nnewsofaninvadingarmyreachedAld□ria,Marcuswasthefirstt□volu□t□ert□defendhishomela□d.Withhissw□rdinhan□andarmorshininginthesunlig□□,herodeou□□□□□ettheenemyonthebat□lefi□ld.Th□□d□swereaga□nsth□m,butMa□cus's□nwa□□□i□gresolv□gaveh□pet□hi□com□a□esands□ruckfe□rint□□h□h□artso□his□oes. Whennewsof□ninva□ingarm□re□chedAl□oria,Marcu□w□□thef□□s□tov□lunteertodefendhishomeland.With□isswordi□ha□dandarmorshininginthesunlight,herodeo□□tomeetthe□nemyonthebattl□fiel□.The□dd□wereag□insthi□,bu□Marcus'su□wa□ering□esolve□ave□opet□h□sc□mradesandstruc□fea□int□theh□□rts□fhis□o□□.