Whennewso□a□in□adi□garmyreac□e□Aldo□i□,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunteertodefendhisho□ela□d□W□thh□sswordi□ha□dand□rmorsh□ningin□□□sunlight□□e□ode□u□tomeetth□enemyonthebattlefield.□□e□dd□□ereagai□sthim,butMa□cus□sunwa□eringre□ol□□g□veh□pe□ohiscomradesandstruckfearin□oth□he□rtso□hisfoes. Whennew□□faninvadingarmyre□chedAldo□ia,Marcu□wa□□h□□irsttovol□nteertodefen□hi□□omelan□.W□thhisswordin□andandar□orshin□ng□nthes□nlight,h□rode□□ttomeetthee□emyont□ebattl□□ield.Theod□swereaga□nsthim,□□□□a□cus'sunwaver□ngres□lvegaveh□petohiscomrad□sandstruckfearintothehe□□□sofhi□foes.□>□p>Whenne□sofaninvadingar□yreachedAldori□□Marc□swasthef□rst□ovoluntee□tod□fendhishomeland.Wit□his□wo□dinh□□dandarmorshini□ginthesun□igh□,□erodeouttomeet□□eenem□onthebat□lefield.Theo□□swereag□insthim,butMa□cu□'sunwaveringresolv□ga□ehop□□ohis□□mradesandstru□kfearintotheheartsofhisfo□s.□> <□>Whennewso□an□nv□din□armyre□ched□ldori□,□ar□us□as□hef□rsttov□lun□e□r□od□f□ndhishom□land.Wi□hhis□wordinhanda□darmorshininginth□sunl□ght,herodeout□omeett□eenemyonthebattlefield.Theodd□wer□agai□□thim,butMarcus'□u□wav□□i□gresolvegave□opet□his□□m□adesandstruckfeari□□othe□eartso□his□oes.