Whennewsofanin□ad□nga□myreache□□ldor□a,Marcuswa□thef□□□t□ovolun□e□rtodefe□□□□s□omeland.Wit□□isswo□d□nhandandarmorshiningi□thesunlight,herodeo□ttomeettheenemyont□□bat□le□iel□.□heod□□□erea□ainsthim,bu□M□rcus'sunwaver□n□res□lvegavehopetohis□omra□esandstruckfear□ntothe□earts□fhis□oes.<□p□ Whennewsofaninvadingarmyre□□hedAldoria,□arcuswasthefirsttovolun□eertode□endhishomel□nd.Withhiss□□rdinh□ndand□r□□□□hini□ginthe□u□light,herodeouttom□□tthee□emyon□heb□ttlefield.T□eoddswereagainsthim,butMa□cus'□□nwaver□n□□esolvegavehopet□hiscomradesandstruckfear□ntotheheartsofhisfoe□. When□e□sof□ninva□inga□myreachedAldoria□Marcu□wasthefir□ttovolu□t□ertode□endhi□□□meland.□ithhiss□ordi□h□□d□ndarmor□h□□ingi□□h□sunlig□t,herode□uttomee□□h□en□m□onthebattl□fi□ld□T□eoddswereagain□t□im□butMarcus'sunwaver□ngresolvegavehopetohiscom□ade□an□struckfe□r□ntotheheartsofhis□□es.□><□>Whe□new□of□ninvadi□g□rmyreachedA□dori□,Marcuswast□e□i□s□tovolunteert□defe□dhis□omeland.W□thhis□word□nhandanda□morshininginthesun□ight,□erod□o□ttomeetthe□ne□yonth□bat□lefield.□he□ddswe□□agai□sthim,butMarcu□'su□waveri□gre□olveg□□eh□pe□ohisc□mradesan□struckfearint□the□ea□tsofhis□o□□.<□□> Whennewsof□nin□a□ingarm□□eachedAldoria,Marcuswasthefirsttovo□unteer□o□efendhis□omeland.Wi□hhisswordin□a□□anda□mors□inin□inthesunl□ght,her□□eoutto□eetthee□emyont□□□attlefi□ld.Theoddswereagainsthim,□utMarcus'sunwav□ringresolve□avehop□□ohisc□mra□□sandstruckfearinto□h□he□rtso□hisfo□s.□/p□ Whennewsofani□va□i□garmyreac□□dAldoria□Mar□uswasthefirsttov□lunte□rtodefend□ish□meland□With□issw□rdinhandand□rmo□shi□inginthesu□l□gh□,her□deo□ttomeettheene□yonth□battlefiel□.□heoddswereaga□n□thim,□ut□a□c□s'□unwaveringreso□vegavehope□ohiscomrad□sandstr□ck□eari□tothehear□sofh□□foes.