Whe□n□wsof□nin□adingar□yre□chedA□do□ia,M□rcuswasthefi□s□□ovolunt□ertodefe□dhishomeland.Withhisswordinhandandarmorsh□n□ngint□e□□nlight,herodeou□t□m□□ttheen□□yon□hebatt□efield.T□eo□ds□erea□ain□thim,b□□Marcus'sun□a□eringreso□vega□□hope□oh□s□omr□des□nd□truck□ear□nto□heheartsofhi□fo□s.<□p> Whenne□sofaninv□dingarmyreach□dA□doria□Ma□cuswas□hefirstt□volu□teertodefen□hishomela□d.Wit□hisswordinhanda□□armorshininginthesun□i□h□□herodeou□tomeet□heenem□on□heb□ttlefield.Theoddswereagai□st□im□butMarcus'sunwaveringresolv□gavehopeto□□□comradesan□struckfearintotheheartsofhisfoes.<□p>□□>W□ennewso□ani□vading□rmy□eachedAldoria,Marcuswasthefirstt□vo□□n□eer□o□efendhis□o□e□an□.Withhi□swordinhanda□darmorshininginthesunli□ht,h□rodeout□ome□tthee□em□□nthebattlefield.Theoddswere□□ains□h□m,butMarc□s'□un□□□□ringresolvegavehopeto□□□comra□es□nd□truckfeari□t□the□eartsof□isfoes.□/p> Whe□newsofaninva□ingarmyreachedAld□□ia,Marcuswasthe□irstto□o□unteert□defendhi□homeland.Withhis□wordinh□ndandarmo□shin□nginthesunligh□,her□deouttomeet□□□e□emyonth□□att□efiel□.□heod□swere□g□insthim,but□arcu□'□unw□verin□resolvega□ehope□ohiscomrades□n□struck□earintotheheartsofhisfoes.□/p>□p>Whenn□wsofani□va□i□garmy□eachedAld□ri□,Marcusw□sth□firsttovolunteertodefendhis□o□el□□d.With□□ss□□rdinha□dandarmorsh□ninginth□sun□igh□,h□rode□uttomeett□e□nemyonthebatt□efie□d.The□dd□we□e□g□□ns□him,butMarcus'□unwav□r□ngr□solveg□ve□o□etohisco□rades□n□str□ckfearintotheheartsofhisf□es□