Whe□newso□aninvadinga□m□reachedA□doria,Marcuswa□□□e□irstt□voluntee□todefendhishom□lan□.Withhiss□ordinhandandarmo□shininginth□□unlig□t,herodeou□tomeettheenemyonthe□attlef□eld□Theodds□□rea□ainsthim,bu□□arc□s'sunwav□□in□resolvegaveho□et□hiscomra□e□and□tru□kfeari□totheh□artsofhisfoes.□> Whennews□faninvadingarmyre□c□□dA□dor□□□Marcuswas□hefirsttovolunte□rtodefendhis□om□land□With□□sswor□□nhandandarmorshi□ingin□□esu□li□ht,□□□od□□uttomeettheenemyonthe□attlefie□d.Theod□swer□againsthim,butMar□us'sunwave□i□g□esol□eg□veho□etohiscomrades□□dst□uck□earintotheh□□□tsofhisfoe□.<□□□ Whennews□fan□nvadingarmyreachedAldor□a,□□rc□swa□th□firsttovol□n□□ertodefendhish□meland.Withhisswordin□an□□nda□□orshininginthes□□l□gh□,her□deouttomee□t□eenemyonthebattlefield.Theoddswereagainsthim,bu□Marcus□s□n□averingresolve□aveh□p□tohisco□radesandstruck□earinto□he□eartsofh□sfoes.□> □hennewsofaninvadingarmyreachedA□d□ria,Marcuswa□thefirst□□□ol□nte□r□□defend□ishomela□□□□ithhis□wordin□andandar□orsh□ningint□□sunl□ght□he□ode□u□t□meett□eenemyo□thebattl□field.Theodds□ereagainsth□m□b□tM□rc□□'sunwaveringresolvegaveh□□e□ohi□com□a□es□ndstruc□fe□rin□othe□eartsof□□sfoes. Whennewsofaninva□ingarmyreachedAldori□,Marcusw□□□hefirsttovolunteert□defendhishom□land.With□iss□or□inhandand□r□□rs□iningi□the□un□i□ht,□erod□o□tto□eet□heenemyonthe□□tt□efield.The□ddswereagainsthim,bu□Marcu□'□unw□vering□es□lvegaveh□pe□ohiscom□adesands□ruck□earin□othe□ear□s□fhisfoes.□> Whenn□ws□faninva□ingarmyre□chedA□dori□,Marc□swasthef□rsttovolun□ee□□odefendh□shomeland□Withhisswo□d□□□andanda□morshin□ng□nth□su□light,herodeout□omeetthe□nemyon□hebat□lefield.Th□□ddswe□eagain□thim,butMarcus'sunwaver□ngresolvegav□hope□□hi□co□radesandstruck□e□rin□otheheartsofhi□foes.