Whe□ne□sofaninvadi□g□□m□□eachedAl□ori□,Marcusw□sthefi□stto□olunteert□defendhishom□□an□.Withhis□w□rdin□□ndandarm□rsh□ning□nt□esun□igh□,herodeouttomeet□□ee□emyo□t□eb□ttlefiel□.Theoddswereagainst□im,butMar□us'sunw□veringresol□egavehopetohis□omrades□□dstruckf□□r□ntot□e□eartsofhisfoes. Whennewsofaninvadingarmyre□ched□ldoria,Ma□cuswa□t□□f□rsttovolun□e□rtode□□nd□ishome□and.Withhi□swo□dinha□danda□□or□hininginthes□n□□ght,□ero□eouttome□□theenemyon□heb□t□lefield.Theod□sw□reagainsthim,butMarcus's□nwaveringr□sol□egave□opet□hisc□mradesand□truck□e□□□ntothehea□t□of□isfoes.□> Whe□newsof□n□nv□di□garmy□eache□Ald□ria,□ar□uswas□h□firsttovo□u□t□ertodefe□□hish□mela□d.Withhis□wo□di□h□ndandarmorshininginthesunl□gh□,herodeoutt□meetth□e□□myonthebattlefield.Theo□dswereagainsthim,but□arcus□sunwaveringresolvegavehop□tohiscomr□desandstruc□fea□intot□eh□ar□sofhi□foes. Whennewsofan□nvadingarmyreachedA□□o□ia,Ma□cuswa□thefir□□tovolunteertodefe□dhishomeland.Withhi□sword□nhandanda□□□r□□in□ngint□□sunlight,herode□uttom□□t□heenemy□nt□ebattlefie□d.Theodd□wereagainsthim,butMarcus'sun□a□eri□gresolvega□□hope□ohis□om□ade□□ndstruckfearin□otheh□a□ts□f□isfo□s.□/p> Whenne□□ofaninva□ing□□myrea□hedA□dori□,□arcusw□sthefirstt□volu□teertode□□ndhisho□el□nd.Withhisswor□i□□andan□ar□□rshiningin□hes□nlight,her□deouttom□et□heene□□o□the□attlefield.Th□oddsw□reagainsthim,butM□rcus'sunwaverin□resolvegave□o□etohis□om□ad□□andst□uckfeari□tot□e□□a□tsofhisfoe□. W□ennews□faninvadingar□yreachedAld□ria□Marcuswasthefi□stto□o□unteert□defendhishomela□d.□ithhiss□ordinhandandarmo□shi□inginthesun□□gh□,herodeo□ttome□ttheene□yonthebattlefield.Theo□dsw□reagain□thim,butMa□cus'su□waveringreso□vegavehopet□hiscomradesands□ruckfe□rin□oth□h□ar□sof□□sf□es.□>