Whennews□fa□in□adinga□myreachedA□doria,Marcuswas□□efirsttov□lunteertodefen□hishomel□□d.Wit□hisswordinhandandarmorshini□□inthesunlight,□er□deouttomeett□ee□emyonthebattle□□e□d.T□eoddswer□agains□him□b□tMarcus□sun□□□□ring□esol□□□□□ehop□to□is□om□adesandstruckfear□ntothehearts□fhisfoe□.<□p><□>Whenn□wsofani□vadingarm□reachedAldoria,Marcu□wa□thefir□ttovolu□te□□todef□nd□ishomeland.□ith□is□wordinha□□andarmorshininginthesunlight,h□rodeouttomeettheenemyont□□□attlef□eld.Theodds□ere□□a□n□thim,bu□M□rcu□'sunwave□ingresolvegavehope□ohi□comrad□sa□□str□ckfearintothe□eart□ofhisf□□s. W□□nne□sof□ninva□in□arm□reachedAl□o□□□,M□rcus□a□the□□□stt□v□□unt□ert□□efendhis□□meland.Withhiss□o□dinhandandarm□rshininginth□su□light,herodeouttome□t□□eenemyon□hebattlefield.T□eo□dsw□reagainsthim,□utMarcus'□unwave□in□resol□egav□h□p□tohiscomradesandst□uckf□arin□ot□□heartsofh□sfoes.<□p> Whe□new□□faninva□ingar□yreachedAld□ria,M□□cuswasthe□□□sttovolunteert□defe□□hishom□land.With□isswordi□□andanda□m□r□□iningin□he□unlight,herodeo□ttomeettheenemyon□hebattlefiel□.Theoddswereag□□nsth□m,□u□Ma□cus'sunwaver□ngresol□e□a□ehop□□ohiscomradesandstru□k□ea□i□tothehe□rts□□h□sfoes. Whennewsofani□vadingarmyr□□□h□dAldori□,□arcuswa□thefirstt□vo□untee□todef□□d□ishom□lan□□Wit□hi□swo□d□n□andand□r□□rshi□i□ginthesun□i□ht,he□odeo□ttomeettheen□myonthebattlefield.Theoddswe□eagainsthi□,butMarcus's□nwaveringresolvegave□opetoh□sco□□adesan□st□uc□fearinto□heheartsofh□sfoes. Whennew□ofaninvadingarmyrea□hed□ldoria□Marc□swasthefirsttovolunte□rtodefendhishome□and.Withhi□sword□nhandandarmorshin□ng□nthesunlig□□,her□deo□ttome□ttheene□yontheb□□tlefield.T□eo□dswereagainsthim,butMa□cus'sunwa□eringr□solvegavehopetohiscomradesandstruck□ear□nto□□ehe□rtsof□isfoes.□>