Whennewsofani□□a□ingarmyreachedAldo□ia□Marc□swa□□hefirsttovo□unteertodefendhishomeland□Withhi□sword□nhandandarmorshi□ingint□esunl□ght,her□deouttome□t□heenemyonthebattlefie□□.Th□odd□wereagai□sthim,butMarc□s'sunwaver□□gres□lvegav□hopet□hisc□mradesandst□uc□fe□rintothehear□s□fhis□oe□.□> □hennewso□aninvadingarmyreach□□□□dor□a,□□rcuswa□□hefirsttovolunteerto□e□endhishomeland.Withhiss□ordin□andan□ar□□rsh□ninginthesunlight□h□□odeouttomeetthee□emyo□thebattlefi□ld.Th□o□dswer□□□ain□thim,□utMa□cus's□nwa□eringresolve□av□hop□tohiscomr□desandstruckfe□rintotheheart□ofhisfoes. Whenn□wso□anin□a□i□garmyrea□h□dAld□ria,Mar□uswasthefirst□ov□lunteerto□efendhis□omeland.Wi□□hisswordinhandandarmor□hinin□inthes□nlig□□,herodeo□tto□eettheenemy□ntheb□ttlef□eld.□h□od□sw□□e□gai□sthim,butM□rcus's□nwav□ringresolvega□ehopetohiscom□ades□□ds□ru□□fearin□othe□ea□tsof□isf□es. Whennewsofanin□adingarmyreac□edAldoria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunt□ertodefe□dhi□home□an□□With□iss□o□dinh□ndan□armor□□ininginthesunlight,her□deo□ttome□□□heenemyontheb□□tlefiel□.Theoddswereagainsthim,but□arc□s□su□waverin□r□solvega□eh□□etoh□sc□mradesa□dstruc□fearinto□□eheartsof□isfo□s.<□p> Whennew□ofaninva□i□garm□reach□dAldo□ia,Mar□uswas□hefi□st□ovolunteerto□efen□h□□ho□eland□□□thhi□□w□□□inhan□an□ar□□rshi□ingi□t□esunlight□herod□outtomeetthee□emyont□ebatt□efield□Theoddswereagain□thim,bu□Marcu□'□unwaveringres□lvegave□opetoh□scomra□e□andst□□ckfea□intothehearts□□hisfoes.<□p>