I□ was □ su□ny □ornin□ when□□he news broke out that □ine□individuals had □one m□ssing on a remote isla□d. T□e gr□up□of fri□nd□, consisting□of f□ur m□n and fi□e□women, had□emb□rked on □□wee□end get□way th□t had take□ □ dark t□rn□ As the□a□□ho□ities beg□n their □earch and res□ue mis□□on□ questions□swirled aroun□□what could ha□e □ossibly happ□ne□ to the missing nine.
<□>When new□ of a□ invad□n□ army re□ched□Ald□ria□ Marcus was □he□first to vo□unteer □o d□fend his ho□e□and□ With □is □word in hand□and armo□ shi□ing in the sunli□ht□ he□r□de out□t□ mee□ t□e e□emy on□the □attl□field.□The od□□ wer□ against him, but Marcus's□unwaver□ng r□so□v□ gave ho□e to his co□rades and struc□□fear int□□the he□rts o□□□□s □oes.