□□enne□so□aninvadi□garmyrea□h□dAldoria,□arcus□as□hefirst□ovolunteer□o□efendhis□ome□and.With□i□swordinhandandarmorshiningin□hesunlight,he□odeoutt□me□t□he□nemyontheba□tle□ield.Th□odd□we□□againsthim,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolvegav□hopetohiscomrad□s□ndstruckfearintothehearts□fhisfoes. Whennewso□ani□vadingar□yreachedAldo□□a□Marc□swasth□fir□t□ov□lunteertodefendhis□omeland.W□thhisswordin□andandar□o□shinin□□nthe□unlig□t□herodeouttomee□theenem□□nt□ebat□lefield.□heoddswere□gainsth□m,but□arcus's□nwav□□ingresolve□ave□□pe□ohiscomra□□s□nds□ruckf□□r□ntotheheartsofhisfo□s. Whennew□ofa□in□adin□armyreachedAldor□a,□arcuswast□ef□□sttovo□□nte□□todefendhishomeland.W□thh□sswordinh□ndan□□rmors□ining□nthesu□light,herodeout□omeettheenem□ontheba□tlef□el□.The□ddswereag□□nsthim,butMarc□□'sun□□veringres□lveg□vehopet□h□scomradesandstruckfearintothehear□sofh□sfoe□. Whe□new□ofaninva□ingar□y□eachedA□doria,Ma□cuswasthefirs□□ovolunteertode□end□isho□el□nd□Wit□hisswor□inha□d□ndarmorshiningin□□esunlight,h□rodeouttomee□theen□m□ontheb□ttle□i□ld.Theodds□er□aga□nsthim,butMarcus'□□nw□ve□ingre□o□vegavehopetohiscomradesand□tr□□□fear□ntotheheartsofh□sfoes.