Wh□nnew□ofaninvad□nga□myreached□ld□ria,Marcu□wa□t□efirsttovolu□□eert□de□endhishom□□an□.Wit□hiss□ordinh□n□an□a□□□r□hininginthe□□nlig□t,hero□□outtomeettheene□yontheba□tlefield.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'sun□ave□ing□esolv□□avehopetohiscomrades□ndstruc□fearintotheheart□ofhisfo□s.<□□> Whennewsof□nin□□□□ngarmy□eachedAldor□a,Marcuswasthefi□□ttovolunteert□de□endhishomeland□With□isswo□dinhandandar□orshi□ing□nthesunlig□□,herodeoutt□m□□□thee□emyontheb□□t□efield.T□eodds□□r□agai□st□im,b□tMarc□s'□unwaveri□gresolve□a□eh□petohiscomradesands□ruc□fearintotheheartsofhisfoe□. □henne□sofa□i□vad□nga□myrea□hed□l□oria,Marcuswas□hef□rsttovolu□teertode□□ndhish□mel□nd.Withh□s□wor□inh□nda□dar□or□□iningi□th□□unli□ht□herodeouttomeetthe□nemyo□th□battlef□eld.Theo□□swereagai□sthim,bu□Mar□us□sunwa□ering□esolvegavehopetohiscomr□□e□andst□□ckfearint□thehea□tsofhisfoes. Whennewso□ani□vading□rmyre□ched□l□oria,Marcu□w□sthefirstt□volunteertodef□ndhi□homelan□.Withhisswordinh□ndandarmorshininginthe□unl□ght,herod□outto□□□ttheene□y□ntheb□ttl□□□e□□.Th□od□swereagain□thim,butMar□u□'sunw□ver□ngres□lve□avehopetoh□scomradesands□□uckfe□rintothe□ea□tsofhisfoe□□