Whenne□sofaninvadingarmyreachedA□doria,Ma□cuswa□thefi□sttov□lun□eer□odefendhi□home□□□d.Withhisswordinhand□ndarmorsh□ningi□t□esun□igh□,□erodeouttomeetth□enem□onthe□attle□ield.Theod□swereaga□□sthi□,butMa□cus's□nw□veri□gr□solvegav□hope□oh□sco□r□desandstruckfearintotheheartsof□isfo□□. □hennewso□□ninvading□r□□re□chedAldor□a,Mar□u□wasthef□r□ttovo□□nteer□odefendhisho□eland.W□□□hisswordin□a□da□□armor□□inin□inth□□unlight,herodeo□t□omeetthe□ne□yontheba□tlefi□□d□Theo□□swer□ag□insthim,b□tMa□□us'sun□averingres□lve□avehopetoh□s□om□adesandstruckfearintotheheartso□hisfoes.□> Whenne□sofaninvadingarmyreach□d□ldo□ia,□arc□□wasthe□i□stto□olunteer□odefendhisho□eland.Withhiss□ordinhanda□darmorshin□n□inthesunlight,herod□outtomeetth□enemyont□□ba□tle□i□ld.Theod□swereagainst□i□,butMar□u□'s□nwave□ingresolve□av□ho□et□his□o□radesand□□ruckfearint□the□eartso□hi□foes□ When□ewsofan□nv□dingar□y□e□c□edAl□oria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunteertodefendh□sh□mel□nd.Withhisswordinha□dandarmorshining□nthesunlight□herodeo□t□om□ettheenem□on□hebattlefi□ld.Theoddswere□ga□n□thim,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolveg□vehopetohi□com□ade□□ndstruc□fea□into□heheartsofhi□fo□s.