□p>W□e□□e□sofani□vad□ngarmy□eac□ed□ldoria,Mar□uswasth□f□rsttovoluntee□□odefe□d□□shomeland.Wi□hh□ssw□□□inhandand□rmor□hininginthesu□li□□t,he□odeoutto□eetthee□e□yo□t□ebatt□efield.Theodds□ereagainsthim,butMarcus□sunwaveringresolvegaveh□petohiscomradesand□t□uckfe□rintothehe□rtsofhi□foe□. Whennewsofani□vadinga□myre□chedAld□ria,Marcuswasthefirs□tovolu□teert□defendhi□h□me□and.W□thhi□□wordi□handandarmors□inin□inthesunligh□,h□r□deouttomeettheene□□□ntheba□tlefield□Theodds□□reag□inst□im,butMarcus'□unwaver□ngres□l□egavehopet□hi□comrades□ndstruck□ear□ntothehea□□s□fhi□f□es. Whennewsofaninv□dingarmyreac□edAld□r□a,Ma□cuswast□efirsttov□l□nteertod□fendhi□hom□lan□.Wit□hissword□nhanda□darmor□hin□nginthesunli□ht,h□r□deouttome□ttheen□myontheba□tlefield.□heoddswere□ga□nsthi□,butMarcu□'s□nwaveringresolvegavehopetohi□co□□adesan□struck□eari□tot□eh□artso□his□oes. Whennewsofan□nv□dinga□myreachedAldo□ia□Marcuswasthe□irsttovo□u□teertodefendh□shomeland.Withhisswordin□andandarm□rshini□g□nth□□unl□ght,hero□eout□o□eettheenemyontheba□□lef□e□d.Theoddswere□ga□n□t□□m,□utMarc□s'sunwave□ingresolvegave□o□etohisc□mrade□ands□ruckf□arint□theheartsof□i□foes.<□p> Whennewso□□ninv□□ingarmyreac□edAldoria,Marcuswasth□firsttovolunte□rtodefendh□□homeland.Withh□sswordi□h□n□andarmorsh□ni□g□nthes□nl□ght,h□ro□eoutt□meet□hee□e□yon□h□battlefield.T□e□dds□ereag□ins□him,butMarcus'□□nwaver□ng□esolvegavehopetohi□comr□□esands□r□□kfear□nt□th□□□a□tso□hisf□e□.