Whe□newsofaninva□ingarmyreachedAl□ori□,Marcusw□sthe□irst□ovol□nteertodefendh□shomelan□.Withhis□□□rdinhandand□rmors□□□ingin□he□□n□i□ht□h□rode□uttomeetthee□e□yonthebattl□field.Th□□ddsw□reag□ins□him,but□□rc□s'sunwaverin□□eso□ve□avehopetohiscom□adesandst□uckfearintotheh□artsofhisf□es□<□p> □hen□□ws□fan□nvadingarmy□ea□hedAl□oria,M□rc□swas□hefirsttovolu□teertodef□ndhishomeland.Withhisswo□d□n□□ndandarm□rshiningi□thesun□ight,her□d□outtom□ettheenemyon□he□□ttl□fie□d.Theoddswereagainsthim,but□arc□s'sunwavering□esolv□gavehop□to□iscomrade□andstruck□earintotheheartsofhisfoes.<□p> W□enn□ws□□□ninvading□rmy□eachedAld□ri□,Ma□cuswas□□efirst□ovol□nteert□□□fendhisho□eland.Wit□hissw□rdinhandan□a□mors□inin□inthesunl□ght,h□ro□e□□ttom□ett□eenemy□nthebattle□ield.Theoddswereag□i□sthim,butMarc□s□□unwaveringresol□egave□opetohiscomradesandstruck□ea□□ntothehea□tsofhisfoes.□/p> □hen□e□□□faninva□ingarmyreachedA□doria□Marcuswasthef□□sttovol□nteert□□e□endhishomeland.Withhis□word□nhan□anda□morshininginthesu□l□gh□,h□rodeouttomee□t□eene□y□nthebattlefie□d.Theoddswer□ag□□nsth□□□butMarc□s'sunwa□eri□gresolv□gavehopetohiscom□adesan□struckf□arintotheheartso□hisfoes.□/p> Whenne□sofaninvad□ngarmyreach□dAldoria,Marcusw□sthefirstt□□o□unteertod□fendhishomeland.Wi□□hisswor□inh□nd□□darmo□shininginthesun□igh□,herodeo□ttomeettheen□myon□hebattlefield.The□dds□e□□again□thim,butMar□us□sunwav□ringreso□vegavehopetoh□□comra□esandstruckfe□□intothe□ea□tsofh□□□oes.