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Farmer and Soldier
Hismenfoughttheirwaytowarditanddefendedtheirpositionbravely.
MoreandmoreRomansoldiersmovedforwardontothebattleground.Theywerewell-trainedandhadthebestequipmentandarmor.TheGermanswerenotasgoodastheconfidentRomanarmyandfinallytheybegantotire.Maximussawthathewaswinningandmovedupalittlehigheronthehill.Fromtherehecouldseeandcommandhismenbetter.Theenemybegantoloseconfidenceandsometurnedandran.MorejoinedthemandsoontheonlyGermansonthebattlefieldweredeadordying.
Maximuswentbackdownandwalkedamongthem.Ashesteppedoverbodies,hebegantorelaxandlethisswordarmfalltohisside.Behindhim,adyingGermansuddenlyliftedhimselffromthegroundandrushedforwardwithhissword.Maximuswascallinganordertooneofhisofficerswhenhesawthesuddenlookofterrorontheofficer’sfaceandimmediatelyswunghisswordaround,cuttingoffhisattacker’shead.Therewassomuchpowerbehindtheswordthatitflewfromhishandandlandedinatree.
Maximushadnostrengthlefttopullitoutagain.Thebattlehadended.Ashelookedatthedeadaroundhim,hecouldonlythinkthathismenhadwon,andhehadlived.
