Whennewsofaninva□□ngarmyreachedA□doria□Marcusw□sthefir□□tovolunteer□ode□□ndhishomeland.□□thh□ssword□nha□□a□da□morshininginthesunligh□,□erodeouttome□ttheenemyonth□□att□□field.□heo□dswe□ea□ains□him,butMa□cu□□su□wavering□e□o□veg□veho□etohisco□radesandstruckfearintothe□eart□ofhisfoe□□□> Wh□nnewsofaninvadingarmyreach□dAldo□ia,Ma□cuswasthefirsttov□lunt□□rtodefendhisho□eland.Wit□hisswordinhandandarmorshininginthesunl□gh□,herodeouttomeettheene□yont□ebat□lefield.Theoddswereagainst□im,butMarcus'□unw□veringr□so□ve□aveho□etoh□s□omradesandstruckfearintothe□ea□tsofhisfoes. Whenn□wsofanin□ading□rmyreache□□□dor□a,Marcuswasth□firs□t□volunte□rtodefend□isho□elan□□Withhissw□rdinhandand□rmorshin□ngin□hesun□ig□□,herode□utt□meet□heenemyonth□battl□f□eld.Theoddswereag□inst□i□,□utMa□cus'□unwaver□n□r□so□v□□a□e□o□etoh□scomrades□ndstruckf□arintotheh□□rtso□□isfoes.<□p> Whe□newsof□ninva□□n□armyreache□Aldor□a,M□rc□swas□hefi□stt□vol□nteertodefen□□□□homeland.Withhisswordin□and□nda□morshi□inginthesunlight□herodeoutt□meettheen□myon□hebattlefield.Theoddswe□ea□ainsthim,butMarcus'□□nwaveringresolvegav□ho□eto□iscomradesan□str□ckfeari□toth□heartso□hisfoes. When□ews□fa□□n□adinga□□y□each□d□□doria,Marcu□wasthe□i□□□to□olu□teert□defendhishom□□an□.Withhis□□ordinhanda□darmorshininginth□s□n□ight,h□r□deouttomeet□heenemyon□he□att□ef□eld.The□□dswere□□ainst□im,butMarcu□'sunwav□ri□gr□solv□gaveh□p□tohisc□mra□□□andstruckfea□□ntothehe□rts□fhisfoes.□>