Whe□newsof□ni□vadingar□yreached□ldo□ia,Marcuswasthe□i□st□ovolun□eertodefendhishome□and.Withh□sswordinhandan□a□morsh□□inginthesunlight,herodeo□tto□□□tthee□em□onth□battlefield.Theoddswereagains□□im,butM□rc□□'s□nwav□ringresolvegave□op□□ohisc□□radesandst□uckfearintot□eh□ar□sofhisfoes.<□p□ Wh□nn□□s□fani□va□□ngar□yr□ach□d□l□or□a,Marcusw□sthefirstto□□lu□teertode□endhish□□e□and□With□□sswor□inhanda□da□m□rshininginth□s□□l□□□t,□erodeou□tomeettheenemyon□hebat□lefi□ld.The□ddswereagain□thim,butMarcu□'sun□averingres□lvegaveh□□et□hiscomra□esand□truckf□arintoth□h□□rtsofhisfoes.<□p> <□>□h□nnewsofani□vadin□army□eac□edA□d□ria,Mar□u□wasthef□□sttovolu□t□ertodefen□h□shomela□d.□ithhisswordinhandandarmorshining□nthes□nlight,herodeoutt□me□tt□e□nemyon□hebattlef□eld.Theod□swe□eagainsthim,butMarcus'su□□averingresolvegavehopeto□i□co□ra□esand□truckf□arin□o□heheartsofhisfo□s.□□p> Whenne□sofanin□adi□□ar□yreac□edA□doria,□arcus□ast□□firsttovolu□teertodefendhishomeland.Withh□sswordin□an□□□darmor□hi□ingi□thesunlig□t,□erodeouttomeettheenemyontheb□ttlefield.Th□oddswereagai□st□im,bu□Marcus'sunwav□ringresolvegavehopetohiscomradesan□struckf□arintotheh□□rtsof□isfoes.