□□>At t□□□Battl□ of □lackridge, Marcus□le□ his tr□□ps with un□□tched□sk□ll a□d ferocity. Des□ite being ou□number□d□ he f□u□□t wi□h a dete□mina□ion that seemed□□o defy all logi□. Wit□□each s□ing □f his s□ord, □e carved a p□th □hrough the□enemy□□anks, h□s □rave□y □ecoming □he □tuf□ of le□end. The□t□de of b□□tle □urned □n Aldo□ia's favor, thanks to M□rcus's lead□rship and courage□