W□en□ewsofaninvadingarmyrea□hedA□dor□a,Marcu□wa□thefir□ttovoluntee□todefe□dhisho□el□nd.Withhisswo□dinhandan□armor□hin□ngin□hesunlight,he□odeou□tomeet□he□nemyonthebatt□ef□□□d□The□d□swereaga□ns□h□□,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolvegavehopetohiscomradesa□dstruckfe□ri□totheheartsofhi□□oes.□> Wh□nnewsofaninv□dingarmyreachedAldo□ia,□arcuswasthefirsttov□lunteertodefendhis□□m□land□□ithhissword□nhandand□rmor□hin□ngi□the□□nlight□h□rodeo□t□□meetth□en□myonthebatt□efield.Theoddswerea□ainst□im,bu□□arcus'su□waveringresolv□gaveh□pe□ohiscom□adesand□truc□fe□rint□th□heartsofhisfoes□ Whennewsofanin□adin□arm□reache□Ald□r□□,Marcus□asthefirsttov□lunte□r□od□fendhishom□lan□□Withhisswordinhan□and□rmorsh□ning□nth□□u□ligh□,h□rodeouttomee□□heene□□□□theb□ttlefield□Theodd□wereag□i□s□h□m,bu□Marcus'su□waveringresol□ega□ehopetohiscomr□desand□truckfearinto□heh□artsofhisfo□□. Whennewsofanin□adingar□□reachedAldori□,Marcuswasthefirsttov□lunteer□□d□fendh□shomeland.Withhiss□o□dinh□ndandarm□r□hininginthesunlight,herod□out□omeetthee□emyon□□eb□□tlefield.Theodd□we□eagainsthim,butMarcus'sun□averingr□s□lvegavehope□□his□□□r□desan□struck□earintotheheartsofh□sf□es.□/p> Whennewsofan□n□□ding□rmyrea□hedAldor□□,Marcu□□asthefi□st□ovolunt□ertod□fend□ish□mel□nd.W□thhi□swordinhanda□darm□rs□ininginthesunl□□ht□hero□eou□tomeet□he□□emyo□theb□ttl□field.Theoddswer□againsthim,butMarc□s'sunwaver□ngre□□lv□g□veh□petohiscomrades□□dstruckfearintotheheartso□hi□foes.<□p□