Whe□□e□sof□□□nv□di□garmyreac□e□A□doria,Marcuswasthefirst□ovol□nteertodefen□hishomel□nd.With□issw□rdinhandan□ar□orshining□□thesunl□ght,□□rod□out□omeettheen□myontheb□tt□e□ield.Theoddswere□gainsthim,butMa□c□s□s□nwaveringres□lvegav□□opetohi□comradesandstruck□e□r□nto□heheartsofhi□f□es. Whennewsof□ninvad□ngarmyreac□□dAldoria,Marcusw□□thefirsttovolun□eertodefen□hi□home□and.Withhisswor□inh□□d□ndarmorshiningin□hesunlight,herodeou□tomeett□eenemyonthebattle□□e□d.Theodd□wereagainsthim,butMarcus's□n□□veringresolvegavehopeto□□scomradesandstruckfea□i□t□thehe□r□sofhisf□□s.□> □□ennewsofan□nvadi□garm□re□□hed□ldori□,Ma□cuswasthefi□sttovol□nteertod□□e□dhish□melan□.Withhissw□rdi□handandarmorshiningi□thesunlight□her□deoutt□meetth□□nemyonthebatt□efield.□h□oddswereagainst□□m,butMarc□s's□nwaveri□g□esolve□aveho□etohi□comr□desandstru□kfear□ntotheheartsofhisf□es.□/p>□p>Whennews□faninva□i□ga□m□reac□edA□dori□□□arcuswasthe□ir□ttovolunte□rtodefendh□shomeland.W□thhissword□nh□nd□nda□m□rshininginthe□unl□ght□herodeouttom□etthee□emyo□thebattlef□eld.Theoddswereagainsthim,□□tMarcus'□unwav□ringresol□e□□□e□opetohiscomr□□e□□ndstruckfearintot□eh□□rt□ofhis□□es. Wh□n□ewso□an□□va□ingarmyr□a□hedAldoria□□arcuswasthef□rst□ovolun□ee□to□efendhisho□eland.Wi□hhisswo□dinhandandarmo□shin□nginthesu□l□ght,herodeo□□tomeettheenem□ontheb□ttl□f□el□.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'sunw□v□ringresolvegav□hopetohiscomradesa□dstruckfear□n□othehearts□f□isfoes.