W□enn□ws□faninva□ingarmy□eached□l□oria,Ma□cus□asthefirstt□volunteertod□fendhisho□eland.Wi□h□issw□rdinhan□and□rmors□ining□nthesunlight,herod□outto□□ettheenemyonthe□□ttle□i□ld.Theoddswe□eag□in□□him,butM□rcus'sunwaveringresolvegavehopetoh□□□om□□□esa□dstruckfearintot□eheartsofhisf□es. <□□When□e□□□□□ninvad□ng□r□yreach□dA□doria,Marcu□w□s□hef□□sttovoluntee□todef□nd□i□□□me□a□d.Withh□s□wordin□andandarmorshin□nginth□sunlight,herodeout□om□etthee□emyon□hebattlef□e□□.Theoddswere□ga□ns□hi□,butMarcus's□□wave□□ngres□lvegavehope□ohiscomradesandstruckfearin□otheheartsofh□sfoes.<□p> Whennew□ofaninvadinga□m□reache□□□doria,Ma□cuswasthefirsttovolunt□er□odefendhishomeland.Withhisswo□dinhandandarmorshinin□i□th□s□nlight□□□ro□□□utto□eettheenemyonthebattle□□e□d.Theoddswereagains□him,butMarcus'□unwaveringresolv□gave□o□etoh□sc□mradesan□str□ckfearintothe□eart□ofhisf□es.