□hen□ew□o□aninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,Marcuswas□he□irs□tovoluntee□tode□e□dhishome□and.Withhisswordinhandan□a□morshiningin□hesunlight,herodeou□tom□etth□enemy□nthebatt□efi□ld.The□d□□□ereagainsthim,b□tMarcus□sunwaveri□greso□vegavehopetohiscomradesandstruckfearintotheh□artsofh□sfoes. □henne□sofa□in□adingarmyrea□□e□Al□o□ia,M□□□u□wast□efirst□ovolu□□e□rtod□fendhisho□□land.Wi□hhiss□ord□nhandandarmorshinin□in□h□□unlight,he□odeou□tomeettheen□myon□h□battlefiel□.Theoddswere□□ainsthim,butMarcus's□□wav□□□ngresolvegavehopetohiscomrade□andstruc□fear□ntotheheartsofh□sfoes.□> Whe□news□faninvadingarmyreach□dA□dori□,Marcuswasthe□irsttovolunteer□odef□nd□ish□me□□□□.Withhisswordinhandan□□□morshining□nt□esu□light,he□□□□out□o□e□ttheenemyonthe□attl□□ield.Theod□swere□gainsthi□□but□arcus'sunwa□er□ngre□o□ve□avehopetohiscomradesandst□uc□f□□rintothehe□rt□of□□sfoes□□>□p>Whennewsofani□□adi□garmyre□chedA□doria□Marcu□wasthefirsttovolunteertodefendhisho□ela□d.Wit□hiss□o□d□nha□dandarmorsh□□i□ginthesunlig□t,□erodeou□□omeettheene□yo□theba□t□□f□e□d.T□eod□s□ereagainsthim,butMarcus'su□□averingres□lveg□veho□e□□hi□co□rade□and□t□□ckfearintothehea□tsof□isfo□s.<□p>