Whennewsofanin□adingarmyreac□edAl□oria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolun□□ertode□endhish□melan□□Withhis□wordinhandandarmorshini□ginthesunlight,her□deout□omeetthe□ne□yontheba□tle□ield.Theod□swerea□ains□h□m,□utMarcus'sun□ave□ing□eso□□ega□ehopetoh□scomra□esan□s□r□ckfearintot□ehe□rtsofh□sfoes.□> When□ew□ofani□vadin□ar□yrea□hedA□doria,Marcu□w□sthefirsttov□lunteertodefendh□□homeland.Wi□hhisswo□dinhanda□darmorshini□□inth□sunl□□ht,herode□uttomee□theenemyonthebattlef□el□.Theodds□ereag□insthim,butMarcus'sunwav□r□ngr□solvegaveho□etohiscomradesandstr□ckfearintot□e□eartsofhisfoes.<□p> Wh□nnewsofaninva□□n□armyreach□dAldo□ia□M□r□uswasthe□irsttov□lunteertodefen□hishomeland□□□t□hisswordinh□ndand□□□□rshi□inginthe□un□igh□,herodeouttomee□thee□emyonthebattlefie□d.Theodd□we□□againsthim,bu□Mar□us's□nwa□eringresolve□ave□op□to□is□o□rade□and□t□uckfea□□ntotheheartsofh□sf□es.<□□> Whenn□ws□faninvadingarmyr□achedAl□oria□Marcu□wa□t□e□irsttov□l□nt□ertod□f□ndhishomeland.□ithhisswo□dinhan□andarmor□hininginthesunligh□□herodeoutto□ee□th□□ne□y□nthebat□lefield□Th□oddswerea□ainsthim□butM□rcus'sunwav□□ing□esolvegaveh□p□tohiscomrade□andstruck□ear□n□oth□h□□rtsofhisfoes□ W□en□□ws□faninvadin□□rmy□eachedAldoria□Mar□uswasthefirsttovo□unteertod□fendhi□□omel□nd.W□□□h□ssw□rd□nhandandarmorshiningin□hesu□light,her□deou□tomee□the□n□m□onth□ba□tlefie□d□Theoddswereagainsth□m,butMarcus□sun□averi□gr□sol□□□aveho□etohis□o□rad□sand□t□□ckf□□rint□theheartsofhisfoe□.