W□ennewsofanin□a□ingar□yreachedAldoria,Mar□us□asthefirstto□olunteert□de□en□hishom□land.□ithhiss□ordinhandandarmors□i□inginthes□n□igh□,herodeo□t□o□□ettheenemy□n□hebat□lef□el□.Th□oddsw□rea□□□ns□him,b□t□arcus'□un□averingresolvegaveho□et□h□scomrades□ndstr□ckfe□rin□othehear□sofhisfoes□ Whennewsofani□vadingarmyreachedAldor□□,M□r□uswasthef□□stt□volunt□ertodefend□isho□□l□n□□Wi□hhisswordinhandandar□orsh□ning□nthesunlig□t,he□□□eou□to□□ettheenemyonthebattlefi□ld.□he□dd□w□rea□a□nsthim,□utMarcus'sunwav□ringre□olvegavehopetohiscomra□□□andstruckfearintotheheartsof□□sf□es. Whennewsof□ni□vadi□g□rmyreac□ed□ldoria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunteerto□efendhishomel□nd.Withhisswordinha□d□nd□rmorshin□nginthe□u□light,herodeout□□mee□thee□emyon□he□attl□□i□ld.Theodds□□□eag□insthim,butMarcus's□□waveringres□l□e□av□hopetohiscomra□esandstruc□fearintothe□e□rtso□hisfo□□.<□p><□>□he□n□□s□faninvadinga□myrea□hedAldo□ia,Marcuswasthefirsttovolun□□ertodefendhi□ho□elan□.Withhissw□rdinhandandarmorshin□n□□nth□□unlight□□erodeo□□tomeettheene□y□ntheba□tlefie□d.T□eo□dswereag□inst□im,butMarcus's□nwaveri□□□□so□vega□ehopetohiscomradesand□tru□k□□arintot□ehea□ts□□hisfo□s. □hennewsofaninvadin□a□myreachedAld□ria□M□rcus□asthefirsttovolu□teertodefendhis□ome□and.Withhissw□rd□□handan□a□morshin□nginthesu□l□□ht,her□de□utt□□ee□t□eenem□on□□e□att□efie□□.Theodds□e□eagainsthim,but□ar□us'□u□□averingresolvega□ehope□ohiscom□ad□san□st□uckfearintoth□□eartsofhisf□es.<□p> Wh□nnewso□ani□vadi□g□rmyreache□Aldor□a,Marc□swasthefirsttovolunteerto□efendhishomeland.Withhiss□or□□nhand□ndarmorsh□ninginthesunli□ht,h□□od□o□ttomee□th□enemyontheb□ttlefield.The□ddswereagains□□im□butMarcus'sunwa□eri□□resolvegavehopet□hiscomrades□nd□truc□fearin□otheheartsofhisfoes.