Whennewsofani□vading□r□□reac□edAld□r□a,M□rc□□wasth□fi□s□tovol□nteertodefendhishomeland.Withhisswordi□□andandarmor□hin□ngint□esu□light,he□ode□ut□□me□tth□e□emyont□e□attlefi□l□.Theoddswe□e□ga□ns□h□m,bu□Marcus'sunwa□e□i□gresol□eg□vehope□□hiscomradesa□ds□r□ck□eari□tothehe□rt□ofhis□oes. Whennewsofaninvadingarmyr□achedAldo□ia,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunteertod□□□ndhis□omeland□Wi□hhis□wordinh□ndand□rmorshi□□nginthes□nl□□ht,□er□deoutto□□etthee□emyon□hebatt□e□□eld.Theoddswe□eagainsthim,□utM□rcus'su□waverin□re□olve□av□ho□et□hisco□ra□esandstruckfearint□theheartso□hisfo□s.<□p□ Whennewsofani□vadingarmy□ea□hedAldori□,Mar□□s□as□□□firsttovolunteerto□ef□nd□ishomeland.Withhissword□nhandandar□orshin□ng□nth□□unlight,herodeouttome□tthee□emyo□t□ebat□lefield.Theoddswer□aga□n□thim,□u□Marcu□'sunwaver□□g□esolvegavehopetoh□scom□□desandstru□kfear□ntot□eh□ar□sofhis□oes. Whennewsofanin□ad□nga□□yreachedAl□or□a,Marcu□□as□hef□rsttov□luntee□to□efend□i□homeland.Withhis□wo□d□nhanda□d□□mo□shininginth□sunlight,herodeouttomeett□eenemyonthebattl□f□eld.Th□o□dswe□e□ga□nsthim,butMarc□s'sunwaveringresolvegavehopetohiscom□adesandstruckfearintotheh□a□tsofh□sfoe□.