□□ennewsofani□vadingar□yreach□dAldori□,Marc□s□asthefirs□□ov□l□□teertodefendhis□omelan□.Wit□h□s□wo□di□han□andarmorshininginthesunli□ht,h□rode□ut□ome□t□heenemyo□thebattlefield.Theod□swereagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwavering□esolvega□ehopetohiscomradesandstruckfeari□t□theh□art□ofh□sfoes. □p>W□□nn□□sof□□inv□□ingarmyr□ac□edAldo□ia,Marc□swasthefirst□ovolunteer□od□fen□hi□□omeland.Withh□s□word□nhandand□rmorshining□n□h□sunlight,h□rodeo□ttom□etth□enemyo□thebattlefield□Theo□d□werea□ainsthim,bu□Ma□□□s'□unwavering□esolv□gav□hopet□hi□□omrade□andst□uck□e□rintothehea□□sofh□sfoes. Whe□n□wsofaninva□ing□rmy□eachedAldor□□,□a□cuswasthefir□tt□volu□t□ertodefe□□hishome□and.W□th□is□□ordinhan□a□darmorshi□ingin□hesunlight□hero□eout□omee□theenemyonthebattlefield.The□ddswerea□a□nsthim□butMa□cu□'s□nwave□ingr□sol□egav□hopetohis□omr□desandst□uc□fe□ri□t□th□h□artsof□isfoes.□> Whennewsofaninvadingarmy□ea□hedA□doria,Marcuswas□he□ir□tto□olunteer□odefendhish□□ela□d□W□thhi□swordinhandan□arm□rshininginthe□unlight,h□rodeo□tto□eett□e□ne□yonth□b□ttl□□□e□d.□heodds□e□ea□ainsthim,□ut□arcu□'sunwav□rin□resolvega□ehop□tohiscomradesandstruckfear□ntothe□eartso□hisfoe□□