Wh□nne□sofaninvadingar□y□eache□A□dori□,Marcu□w□s□hefirsttov□□□nteerto□efendhish□m□land.W□thhis□wordinhand□nda□□or□□ininginthesunlig□t,herod□outto□ee□□heenemy□nthebattlefie□d.Theoddswereaga□□sthim,bu□□a□cu□□su□w□□□ringr□s□lvegavehopetohi□c□mradesandst□uckfear□□□otheheartsofhisf□es. Whennew□ofaninva□ingarmy□each□dAl□oria,Mar□uswasthefirs□tovolun□e□rt□defendh□s□o□elan□□Withhissw□□□inhanda□da□m□rs□ininginthesun□ight,herod□□ut□om□□ttheenemyontheba□tl□□ield.The□□dswe□eagainsthim□butMarcus'□un□averingres□lvegave□opeto□iscomra□esand□truc□fearintotheheartsofhisfoes. Whe□newso□aninvad□□garmyr□achedA□d□ria,Marcu□wa□thefirs□tovolunteertodefendh□shomeland.Withhis□wordinhandan□□rm□rshininginthesunlight□he□odeouttome□ttheenemyon□hebattlefiel□.T□e□ddswere□gainsthim,butMar□us'su□wav□r□ngresolv□gaveh□petoh□□com□a□esands□ru□□fearintotheh□artso□□□sfoes.□/p>