W□□nnewsofaninvadingarmy□eachedA□□oria,Marcusw□sthefirsttovol□nt□e□to□efendhis□omeland□□ithhisswordinha□dandar□orshiningin□hesunli□□t,herodeouttomee□□heenemyontheba□tlefield.T□e□ddswere□gainsthim,b□□Ma□cus'sunw□veringresol□egavehopeto□□scom□a□e□andstruckf□arintothehear□sofhisfoes.□> Whennewsofaninvad□ngarmyreac□edA□dori□,Ma□c□swas□h□fi□sttovolun□ee□todefen□hishome□□nd.□□th□isswordinh□ndandarmor□hin□nginthes□n□ight□herode□uttom□et□he□nemyonth□batt□efield.Theoddsw□reagainst□im□butM□rcus'□unwaveringresol□e□ave□opetohiscomradesan□struckfearintotheheartso□hisfoes.
Whenne□sofanin□adi□garm□reachedA□doria,Marcuswasthef□□sttovo□unteertodef□ndhishome□and.Wit□hiss□ord□nhan□an□□rmor□hini□gi□thesun□ight□herod□outt□□e□tthe□nemyonthebattlefi□ld.□heo□dsw□reagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwavering□□solvegaveho□etohis□□□radesandstruckfear□□totheheartsofhis□o□s.□>□p□Whe□new□o□□ni□v□dingarmyre□chedAldor□a,Ma□□□swas□hef□rsttovolunteertodefen□hishomeland.□ithhissword□nhand□ndarmor□□□□inginthesunlight,□e□odeouttomeettheenemyont□ebattlefiel□.Theoddswereagainst□im,butMa□cus□s□n□averingr□solveg□vehop□tohiscomr□desan□struckf□arintothe□□art□ofhisfoes.