W□e□n□ws□faninvading□rmyr□ached□ldo□ia,M□rcu□w□st□e□ir□tto□olunt□ertodefend□isho□eland.W□thh□sswordi□handan□armo□shininginthesunlight,herodeouttomeetthe□nemyont□ebattlefield.The□ddsw□reag□ins□him,□ut□arcus'□unw□v□ringr□solvegave□opetoh□sco□radesandstruckfe□rinto□heheartsofhisfoe□. □hennew□ofaninvading□rmyreach□dAl□or□□,Marcu□w□s□hef□rsttovolunt□□□tod□fendhi□h□m□land.Wi□h□i□□wo□□i□□□□dandar□or□hinin□inthesunlight,her□d□outt□me□□thee□e□yonthebatt□e□i□ld□Theo□dswerea□ai□□thim□b□tMarcus'sunwaveringresolvega□ehopetohiscomrad□s□ndstruc□fearin□othehe□r□□ofhisfo□s.□/p> Whennewsofa□□□□adingarmyreached□ldoria,□ar□uswas□he□irst□ovolu□teerto□efendhishomelan□.Withhisswordinhandanda□mors□inin□inth□sunlight,h□rodeout□omeettheenemyontheb□ttl□field.Theoddswe□e□gain□□him□b□tMarcu□'□unwaveri□gr□solvegave□ope□ohiscomra□es□n□struckfearint□thehearts□□hisf□es. Whennewsofanin□□dingarm□re□chedAl□oria,Ma□cus□a□thefirsttovol□□teertodef□□dhishomeland.W□thhis□w□□□inhandanda□morshining□nthe□unli□h□,h□□o□eoutt□meettheenemy□nthebattlef□□ld.Theod□swer□aga□nst□im,butMa□cus'sunwaveri□□re□olvegav□hopetohiscomr□desand□tru□kfearinto□he□eartso□hi□fo□□. W□enne□sof□ninvadin□arm□reachedA□do□ia□Marc□s□asth□fi□sttovolu□teertod□fe□dhishomelan□.W□□hhi□sw□rdinh□nda□darmo□shiningin□he□unlight,herodeoutt□meettheenemyontheb□ttlefield.T□eoddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'su□□averingr□solvegavehopetohiscomradesandstru□kfea□into□h□he□rtsof□isfoes. When□ewsofaninvadingarm□r□achedA□doria,Marcuswasth□firs□□ovolunt□ertodefendh□s□o□eland.Withhisswordinhandandarmorsh□ningint□□sunlight,herodeo□□tomeettheenemyon□□ebattlefield.□□eod□swereagai□st□i□,butM□rcu□'sunwaver□ngre□olvegavehopeto□isco□ra□e□an□struckfearint□theheartsofhisf□es.□□