Whe□newso□aninva□ingarmyreachedA□dor□a,Marcus□□sthe□irstto□olunt□ertodefendhishomel□nd.Withhisswordinhan□anda□□ors□inin□in□hesunligh□,herodeouttomeettheenem□onth□ba□□le□ield□Theo□dsw□reaga□nsth□m□butMarcus□s□nw□veringr□so□vegav□ho□etohiscomradesand□truckfear□□t□thehearts□fhisfoes.<□p>□□>□h□n□ewsofaninvad□□□□rmy□eachedAl□oria,Marcuswa□t□e□irs□to□olunteertodefend□isho□el□nd.Withhis□wor□□nh□ndand□r□or□h□□in□inthesunli□ht,herod□outtom□□t□heenemyonthebat□lefield.□heo□d□w□r□□□ainsthim,butMar□us'sun□averingreso□vegav□hope□oh□scom□adesandstruckf□arin□ot□e□eartsofhis□□es. Whennew□ofan□nv□dingarmyreac□edA□d□ri□,Mar□uswasthef□rsttov□lunt□ertodefendhisho□eland.Withhisswordin□□n□□ndarmorshiningin□hes□nli□ht,hero□eo□□tomeettheenemyonthebattlef□eld.Th□oddswere□gains□him,butMarcus's□nwavering□es□lv□g□vehopetohisco□radesa□dstruckfea□intotheheartsofhisfoes. □hennewsofani□vadin□a□myreachedAldoria,Marcuswasthef□rsttovoluntee□t□defendh□□home□and.□ithhis□wordinhandandar□ors□iningi□thesunlight,he□odeouttomeettheenemyont□□battlefield.□□eo□dswere□gainst□im,butM□rcus's□□□averingresolvegavehopetohiscomrade□a□dstruc□fearintotheheartso□h□sfoes□