Whennewsofan□nvadi□garmyreache□□ld□ria,M□rcusw□□thefirsttov□□□nteerto□□fendhi□homel□□d.Withhisswordinhandand□rmorshining□nthesu□□ight,h□□□de□utto□eett□eenemyonthebattl□fi□ld.□heoddswereaga□nsth□m,□utMarcus'su□waveringresolvegavehopetohiscomradesandstruckfea□in□othe□□artso□□□sfoes. Wh□nne□so□aninvadingarmyre□chedAldor□a□Marcuswasthefi□□ttovol□nteertodefendhishomeland.W□thhissword□□h□ndandarmorsh□ninginthesunlight,□ero□eo□t□o□e□tthee□emyontheba□□le□ield.□he□ddswe□eagai□sthi□,butMarcus'□unwaverin□res□lve□a□ehop□tohiscomradesan□stru□□fe□□int□t□eh□a□□sofhisfoe□. □hennewso□aninvading□rm□reachedAl□o□ia,M□rcuswa□thefirsttovolunt□ert□□□fendhishomel□n□□Wi□□hi□sword□□han□and□rmorshi□inginthesunlight,□e□□deou□□omeet□□een□myonthebattlefield.The□ddswere□g□i□sthim,□ut□□rcus'sunwaver□□gresolvegavehopetohiscomradesandstruckfearintothe□ear□sofhisfoes.□/p> W□ennewsofaninvad□ngarmy□eachedAldo□ia,Marcuswasthefirstt□volunteertodefe□d□□sho□elan□.Withhiss□ordinhandan□armorshin□n□□nthe□unlight,he□odeouttomeetthee□e□yonth□□□t□□□field.T□eod□swerea□□i□sthim□□utMarcus'□unwav□ri□gresolvegavehope□ohisco□rad□sandstruckfearinto□he□eartsofh□s□oes.<□p>