□p□Whe□newsofaninva□i□ga□myre□□hedAldoria□Marcuswasth□f□rsttov□lunte□rtodefendhishomela□□□Withhissword□□handandarmorshininginth□□unli□h□,he□o□eoutto□eett□□e□emyonthebatt□□fi□ld.The□ddswereagainsthim,butMa□cus'su□waverin□resolvegavehop□tohiscom□adesa□ds□ruckfea□in□□thehear□sofhisfoes.<□p> Whe□newsofaninva□ingar□yreachedA□d□r□a,Ma□□uswast□ef□rs□tovo□unteertodefe□□h□□homeland.With□is□wor□□□□andandarm□rshinin□in□he□unlight,herodeo□ttomeetthe□n□my□□theba□tl□field.Theoddswerea□ainsthim,□utMarcus'sunwavering□e□□lvegave□opetohiscomr□desandstr□ckfearint□theheartsofhisfoes. Wh□nn□wsofa□i□vadingarmy□each□dAldor□a□□arcusw□st□□fi□sttov□□unteer□odef□□dhishom□land.Wit□□issword□nhanda□darmorshiningi□t□esunli□ht,herodeouttomeettheenemyo□thebat□lefi□ld.Theodds□ereagainsthim,butMarcus'sunw□veringr□solvegavehopetoh□scomradesandstruckfearintotheheartsof□i□foes. When□ew□□faninvadin□□□myreachedAl□or□□,Marcus□a□□he□irstt□vol□nteertodefen□h□shomeland□Wi□hhis□wordin□andandarm□rshiningin□h□sunlight,herode□u□tomee□t□eenemyontheb□□tlefield.Theodd□we□eagainsthim□butMa□□us'sunwaveri□gre□olvegavehopet□□isc□□rad□sandst□uc□fea□intothehea□□sofhisfoes.□/p□