Wh□nn□wsofa□inv□□ingarmyr□ach□dAldori□□M□rcuswasth□fi□sttovolunteertode□end□ishom□l□nd□Withhisswo□dinhan□andarmorshininginthesun□□g□t,herode□u□tome□tth□ene□yontheba□tlefield.T□eodd□wereagain□th□m,butMarcu□'s□□wave□ing□esolvega□ehopetohiscomra□esand□□ru□kfeari□t□t□eh□ar□sofhis□oes.<□p>□p□□hennewsofaninv□di□□armyreachedA□dor□a,Marcuswasthe□irs□tovolun□eertodefendhishomela□d.□ithhisswordin□andandarmorshininginth□sunlig□t,□erodeout□o□□et□heenem□□nth□battlefiel□.Theo□ds□ereagai□sthim,bu□Marcus'sunwaveringresolveg□vehopetohisco□radesan□struckfearin□othehea□t□ofh□sf□es.<□p><□>W□ennewsof□□in□a□i□ga□myrea□hedAldo□ia,□□rcuswasthe□irsttovol□nteert□defendhi□homela□d.Withhisswordi□han□andarmorshin□nginthesun□ight,herod□outtomeettheen□myo□t□ebat□le□ield.Theoddswerea□ainsthim,but□a□□us□sun□averi□gre□olv□ga□eh□petohiscomradesan□struckfea□i□tothe□eartsofhi□foes.□/p>□p>Whenn□wso□a□invad□ngar□yreach□dAldoria,Mar□□□wast□efirsttovolunteertodefendhi□homeland.Withhis□wordinhandan□a□mo□□hini□gin□h□sunlight,he□□deouttomeettheenemy□ntheba□□lefield.□heo□□swereagainsthim,butMar□us's□nwaveringr□solve□a□eh□p□tohiscomradesand□t□uckfe□rintothe□eartsofhisfoes.□/□□ Whennew□ofanin□ad□ngarmyr□achedAldori□,Marcu□wasthefirst□□vol□nte□rtodefendhis□om□land.□ith□is□wordi□h□ndan□armorshin□ng□nt□□sunl□ght□herodeouttomeettheenemyo□thebattlefield.Th□od□swere□gainsthi□,bu□Marcus's□□wa□□r□ngresolvegave□op□tohiscomradesa□dstruckfear□ntothe□□□rtso□hi□foes.