W□enne□□o□aninvadingarmy□each□dAldo□ia□Marc□□wasthe□□rsttovolunte□rtodefendhi□homeland.Withhis□wordinhanda□darm□rshini□gint□esunlig□t,he□ode□uttomeettheenemyont□ebattl□fie□□.Theoddswereagains□h□m,butMa□cus'sun□averingresolvegav□□o□etohisc□mradesandstruckfear□□totheheartsofhisfoes.□> Whennewsofaninvadinga□myreach□dA□doria,Mar□usw□sthefir□ttovolunt□□rtodefen□hisho□elan□.Withhis□□ordinhandandar□orshin□ngin□□□sunlight,herodeou□tom□et□heenemyonthe□at□□efield.Theod□swe□ea□□inst□im,butM□rcus'sun□a□ering□es□lvegavehopetohiscomradesandst□u□kfear□ntothehe□rt□o□h□□□oe□□<□p>□p□When□ewsofa□invadin□ar□□reachedAldo□ia,Marcuswas□□efirst□ovol□nt□er□odef□n□h□s□□me□and.Withhi□sword□nha□dandar□orshi□in□inthesunligh□,herodeout□omee□th□enemyonthebattlefi□ld.Th□oddswereagainsthim,butMarcu□'su□wav□ringre□o□v□ga□ehopetohiscomradesa□dstr□ckfear□ntotheh□artsofhis□oes□ □hennewsofaninv□dingarmyreached□ld□ria,Marcusw□sthefirst□ovolu□□eertode□endhishomeland.Withhi□s□ordinh□ndandarmo□□hinin□inthesun□□□ht,he□ode□□ttom□etthe□□em□onthebattlefield.Theodds□□r□againsth□m,butMarcus'sunwav□ringresolv□g□v□hopetoh□sc□□rad□sa□□struc□□ea□intotheh□artso□hisfoes. When□ewsofan□□vadi□garmy□eachedAl□oria,Marcusw□sthe□ir□□tov□luntee□t□d□fendhishomeland.Withhi□swor□inhandandarmorshiningi□thes□nlig□t,□er□deout□o□eettheenemyonthebattlefield.Theod□swereagainsthim,butMarcus'sun□averingr□s□lvegaveh□petohiscom□ad□sandstru□□fear□□toth□heartsofhisf□es.□/p>