Whennew□ofaninv□dingarmyr□achedAldo□i□,Marcuswasthefir□ttovolunte□□to□efen□hish□meland.W□thhi□swordinhan□andarmor□□i□inginthesun□igh□,he□odeout□omeetthee□emyonthebattlefield.T□e□dds□□reagains□him,butMarcus'sunwave□i□□□e□olvegavehopetohiscomrade□a□ds□ruc□fearinto□heheartsofhisfoes.□/p><□>Whenn□□sof□ninvadingar□yr□ach□dAldori□,Ma□cu□wasthefirsttovolun□eert□defendh□shomeland.Withhisswordi□handand□rmor□h□ningin□hesunlight,herod□outtomeetth□ene□yonthebattle□ield.Theo□□swereag□inst□im,butMa□cus□sunwaveringres□lve□□vehop□t□hi□comr□□esa□□struckfea□intotheheart□ofhi□foes. Whennewsofaninv□di□gar□y□eachedAldor□a,Marcuswasthef□rstto□□lunteertodefendh□□homel□nd.Withhisswordinha□dan□□□mors□iningint□esu□li□ht,he□odeo□□□ome□ttheenemyon□h□battlefield.Theo□dswe□eagainsthi□,butMar□us's□nw□verin□re□olvegavehopet□hi□c□□ra□□sandst□□ckfe□rint□t□□□eartsofh□sf□es.