Wh□nnewso□□ninv□dingarmyrea□□edAldor□a,Mar□u□wast□efirst□ovolu□t□e□todefendhisho□ela□□.Wi□hhisswordinhand□ndarmorsh□n□ngint□e□unlight,herode□uttomeettheen□□yonthebattlefiel□.□heoddsw□□eagain□thim□□utMa□cus'sunwaveringresol□eg□vehop□tohi□co□radesan□struckfearinto□heheartsofhis□□e□.□><□>Whennewsofaninv□dingarmy□eachedAldo□ia,Marcuswast□efir□ttovo□unteertodefendhishomeland.W□thhiss□□rdinhand□ndarmorshininginthesunlight,herodeouttomee□□heenemyonthe□att□efiel□.Theod□swereagains□him,bu□M□□cus'sunwave□ingres□□vegav□hopetohiscomrades□ndstruc□f□ari□t□thehear□sofh□sfoes.□/p> Whennewso□□□invad□ngar□y□□□□hedAldor□a,□ar□us□ast□e□irst□□voluntee□todefendhisho□elan□.Withhisswordin□andandarm□rshininginthesunlight,he□ode□uttomee□theen□m□ont□□bat□lefield.Theodd□wereagainsthim□b□tMa□cus'sunw□ve□ingre□□lve□avehopetohi□□omrades□nd□truckfearintot□ehe□rtsofhis□oe□.□>□p□Whenn□w□ofaninvadingarmyr□achedAldo□□a□Marc□sw□st□efirsttovolunteertodef□□dhishome□a□d.Withhissw□rd□n□andandarmorshinin□int□esunligh□,herodeou□tomee□t□e□nemyonthe□attlefield.Theoddswereagainsth□m□butMar□us'□unwave□ingr□s□lvegaveho□etohisc□m□a□esandstru□k□ear□n□othe□eartsof□isfoes.□/p> When□ewsofaninv□□in□arm□reached□ldor□□,□arc□swasth□firs□tovo□unteer□odefendhisho□eland□Withhissw□rdin□an□anda□morshin□n□in□hesunli□ht,□erodeoutt□□eet□heene□yonthebat□lefield.Theodds□ere□□ain□thim,butMa□cus'□unw□veri□gr□solv□gavehopetohisco□r□desandstruckfea□intotheheart□ofhis□oe□.□/p□□□>Whennewsof□ni□vadi□□arm□reac□□dA□doria,Marcuswasthef□rsttovo□unteer□odefendhi□□omeland□Wit□h□ssw□rd□nha□da□darmorshiningi□□hesun□ight,h□rodeoutto□□ett□eenemyonthebattlefiel□.Theoddswereagains□him□butMarcus'sunwave□ingresolv□ga□eh□pet□hiscomradesand□tru□kfe□rintotheheartsofhisfoes.<□□>