W□□nn□□sof□ninva□ing□rm□reache□Aldoria,□arc□□wasthefirst□ovolun□eerto□e□endhis□ome□and.W□thhisswordinh□ndan□a□□o□shiningi□t□esunli□ht,herod□outt□meettheene□yontheb□t□lefield.Theoddswere□gainsthim,butMar□us'su□w□v□□□□gresolvega□ehope□□hisc□mrade□□ndst□uckf□□rint□t□eheart□ofhisfoes.<□p> Whenn□wsofan□□v□d□□ga□m□rea□□edAldoria,Marcu□wast□efi□sttovolunteert□defendhishome□and.Wit□hiss□ordinha□da□darmor□hini□g□nthes□n□igh□,herodeouttom□e□theenemyonthebat□lefield.Theod□swereagainsthim□b□□Marcu□'sunwaveringre□□l□egaveho□etohiscomradesandstru□kfearintotheheartsofhisf□es.<□p> Whennewsofaninvadingar□yr□a□hedAldo□ia,Ma□□uswasthefi□st□o□o□unteertod□fendhi□h□meland.Withh□sswo□dinha□□andarm□rshin□□ginthesunlight,he□odeoutt□meettheenemyonthebat□le□ield.Th□od□□wereag□insthim,□ut□arcus'su□□averingresolve□ave□ope□ohiscomradesandstr□ckfearintoth□heartsofhisfoes.<□p>□p>Wh□nnews□fan□□vadingarm□reac□edAldoria,□a□c□swasth□firsttovolun□eertodefendhishomela□d.Withhisswo□□inhandandar□orsh□n□nginthes□nlight,□er□d□□uttomeetth□e□□myo□th□battlef□eld.Theoddswereagains□h□□,but□a□□us'su□waveringresolve□avehopetohiscomradesandstruckfe□rintotheheartsof□□s□oes.□/p> Whe□new□ofaninva□ingarmyrea□h□d□ld□□ia,Marc□swasthef□rst□ovolun□eertodef□ndhis□om□l□nd.Wit□h□sswordinhandandarmorshini□ginthesun□ight,her□deou□tome□tthee□e□yon□□ebattlefield□□h□oddswere□gainsthim,butMa□cu□'sunwaveringresolvegave□opetohisco□radesand□□□uckfearinto□h□he□rt□o□h□□fo□s.<□p>