Whe□□ewsof□ninvadingarmyreached□l□oria,M□rcu□wasth□□ir□tt□volunt□er□od□fe□dhish□mela□d.W□t□hissword□nhandandarmorshin□ngi□thesun□ight,he□odeouttomee□t□ee□□myo□the□a□tlefie□□.□heoddswere□□□in□thim,b□t□arcus's□n□aver□n□resolvega□ehopetoh□scomradesandstruc□fea□intotheh□□rtsofhisfoes□<□p> Whenne□sofaninva□ingarmyreachedAldori□,Marcuswasthef□rs□tovolunte□□todefendhishome□and.W□thh□sswordi□□andandarmorshining□□thes□nlig□t,□e□o□□ou□tome□tt□eenemyon□hebattl□fi□ld□□heod□swe□eaga□nsthi□,□□□Ma□cus'sunwav□rin□resol□□gaveho□etohisc□mrades□□dstruckfe□rint□□□ehea□tsofhisfoe□. Whenne□s□□an□nvadingarmyrea□□edAld□ria,Marcuswast□efirsttov□lu□tee□todefen□hish□m□lan□.W□□hhi□swordinhandand□r□or□hinin□inthe□□nlight,herodeoutto□eetthee□emyonth□ba□t□efie□□.Theodds□ereagainsth□m,b□□Marcus'sunwaver□n□resolvegaveh□peto□isc□mr□d□sands□ruckfear□nt□theheartsofhi□□oes.□/p> W□ennewsof□nin□adingar□yreachedAldoria,Marcus□asthefirs□tovolunt□□rtodefe□dhi□homel□nd.□□thhiss□ord□nha□dand□rm□r□h□□inginth□s□n□i□h□,h□rodeouttomeettheenem□onthe□attle□ield.Theoddswereagains□□im,butMar□us'sunwa□eringresolvegavehopetohis□o□radesan□□truckfearintot□eh□ar□sofhisfoes.