Whe□□□□sofaninvadingarmyreache□□ldori□,Marcusw□sthe□irsttovolunteerto□efendhishomeland.□□thhissw□rdi□□andandarmorshi□ing□n□hesu□light,□erod□outt□m□□ttheenemyon□hebattl□field.T□eoddswerea□ainst□□m□butMa□cus'sun□averingresol□egave□□pet□his□omr□d□sa□dstruckfearintothehe□rt□ofhisf□□s. Wh□nnew□ofaninvad□ngar□yreach□d□ldoria,Mar□us□asthefirsttovolunte□□□od□f□n□hi□homeland.With□i□□wordinhandand□□morshininginthes□n□□ght,h□rod□outtomeet□heen□myont□ebattlefield.□□eoddswerea□ainsthim,butM□rcus's□nwav□□ing□esolve□aveho□etohisc□mrad□sandstruckfearint□theheart□ofhis□oes. Whe□newsofani□v□dinga□myreac□edAl□or□a,M□rcus□ast□efirsttovolunteertodefendhishomeland.W□thh□sswordinhandan□armorshiningin□hesunlight,herodeouttomeettheenemyo□thebattlef□eld.Theoddswereag□insthim,bu□Ma□□us'su□waveringresolvegavehope□ohi□□omrade□an□st□u□□□earint□t□eheart□ofhisf□es. Whennewsofanin□ad□nga□myreachedAl□oria,M□rcuswasthefirsttov□lunt□e□todefendhis□□meland□With□is□word□nhandandarmors□i□□ngi□thesunl□g□□,□ero□eouttomeettheenemyonthe□attlefie□d.Theoddswereagain□thim,but□arcus'sunwav□rin□□eso□ve□a□ehopetohisc□m□a□esandstruckfearin□ot□e□e□rtsofh□sfoes.