When□ewsofa□inva□ingar□yreachedA□do□ia□□ar□us□asthefirsttovolu□teertod□fend□□sh□mel□nd.With□□sswo□di□handa□d□rm□r□hiningint□□sunlight,h□rodeo□ttomeetth□enemyonthe□at□l□f□eld.The□□dsw□reag□insthim,butMarcus'sunwavering□esolvegaveho□etohiscomradesandstruckfearintothe□e□rt□o□hi□□oes.<□p> Whenne□sofaninvadingarmy□eachedAl□o□ia,Marcuswas□□efirs□tovolunteerto□efendhishomeland.W□thhiss□□rdinhandandarmor□hin□ng□nth□sunligh□,□er□deouttomeettheenem□ontheb□ttlefield.Theoddsw□□eagai□sthim,b□tMarcus'sunwaveri□gresolve□ave□op□tohis□omra□□sa□dstru□□fearint□theh□a□tsofh□□foes.□/□> WhennewsofaninvadingarmyreachedAldori□,Marcuswasthefi□s□t□v□lunteert□def□ndhishom□land.Withhiss□ordinhan□andarmorshin□ngint□esu□□ight,herodeout□omeettheen□myon□hebattle□ield.Theoddswereag□□□sthim,bu□Marc□s□sunw□ver□ng□esolvegaveh□petohiscomradesandstru□kfearintotheh□artsofhisfoe□. □hen□ewsofaninva□ingarmy□□□chedA□d□ria,M□rcus□asthef□rstt□□olunteertodefendhish□melan□.W□□hhi□swordin□andanda□morshininginthesunlight,herodeou□tomeettheenemyont□ebattlefield.T□eodd□wer□againsthim,□□tMarcus'sunwav□□ingresolvegav□hop□tohiscom□□d□□andst□uckfea□int□theheartsofhis□oes.□/p> Whennewsof□ninva□□ng□rmy□each□dAldoria,□arcu□wasthefirsttovolun□□erto□efendhis□o□el□n□.With□□ssword□nhan□andarmorshin□nginthes□nlight,h□rode□uttomeetthee□emyon□□e□at□lef□e□d.Th□od□sw□reagains□him,butMarc□s'□□nwaveringresolvegave□opeto□□scomra□esands□ru□kfeari□□o□he□ear□sofh□sfoes.