Wh□nne□sofaninv□d□ngar□yreachedAl□oria□Marcu□□asthefirsttov□luntee□todefe□dhishomel□nd.Wi□hhissword□nhandanda□m□rshiningint□e□unligh□,herodeouttomeettheenemyonthe□attlefie□d□T□e□ddswereagai□s□h□m,b□tM□rcus'su□wa□□ri□□resol□egave□□pe□o□i□□□mradesandstru□kf□ari□tothehea□t□ofhis□o□s.□/p> W□en□ewsofani□vadingarmyreac□edAldoria,□arcuswa□the□i□□tt□□□l□nteert□defe□dhisho□el□nd.Withhis□wordinhandand□rmor□hini□□inth□sunlight,herodeout□o□□etth□enemyonthebattl□field.Theo□dswereagainsthim,b□t□ar□□s's□n□□veringresolvegavehopetohi□comr□desa□dstru□kfearint□thehe□rtsofhisfoe□.□/p>□p>Whe□newsofaninvadinga□myr□a□h□dAldoria,Marcuswa□thefirsttovolunte□rtod□fen□h□sho□eland.W□t□hisswordinhanda□darmorshini□g□nth□□□□light,he□odeouttome□□the□ne□□on□he□at□lefi□ld.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwav□ringresolv□g□vehope□□his□□mradesandstruc□fearinto□heheartsofhis□oes. □henne□sof□ninvadingar□yreach□dAldoria□M□rc□s□asthefirsttovol□ntee□tode□en□h□shom□l□nd□Wit□hisswo□dinh□ndandarm□rsh□□i□ginthes□nlight,herodeouttom□□ttheenemy□nthebattlefiel□.T□eo□dswereagainst□im,butMa□□us'sunwaveringresolvegaveh□petohisco□ra□esa□dstruck□earintothe□eartso□hisfoes. Whennews□faninvadingarmyrea□hed□ld□ria,Marcuswas□hef□□stt□v□lunteertodefendh□shome□and.Withhi□swor□inha□d□nda□m□rs□ininginthesunli□ht,he□o□eoutt□meetthe□nemyonth□bat□lefie□d.Theoddswerea□ai□sthim,butMarcus'sunwavering□es□l□e□□vehopetoh□scomradesandstru□k□e□r□ntotheheartsofhisfo□□.