Whenne□sofa□invadi□garmyrea□h□dA□doria,M□r□us□asthefirsttovolu□teer□o□efendhis□omeland.Withhis□wordinhan□andarmorsh□ning□nth□sunlight,hero□□o□ttom□e□thee□□my□n□heba□tle□ield□Th□oddswereagai□sthim,butMarcus'sunwave□i□g□esolvegavehopetohisco□r□desandstruckf□ar□□tothehear□sofhi□fo□s. Whenn□ws□fa□i□vad□ngarm□r□a□hed□ldoria,M□rcuswasthefirsttovolunteertodefendhishome□and.□ithhi□swo□dinhan□a□darmorshininginth□sunli□□t,her□□eout□□meettheenem□ont□ebat□lefield.Theo□d□were□gainsthim,but□a□□us'sunwave□ingresolvegaveh□pe□ohiscom□ade□andstru□kfearin□ot□□hearts□fhisfoes. Whennewsofaninv□dingarmyr□achedAldor□□,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunt□erto□efendhish□meland□Wit□□isswo□d□nhandand□rmorshin□ng□nth□su□li□□□,h□rodeou□tomeetth□□n□□yon□hebatt□e□ield.□he□d□swereag□in□thim□but□arcu□'sunwaveri□gresolveg□veho□etoh□sc□mr□desa□dstruckfearintot□eheart□ofh□sfoes. Whennewsofaninvadingarm□reachedAldor□a,Mar□uswast□□firs□t□□olu□t□□rt□defendhishomela□d.W□thhis□wo□dinhan□andarmorshininginthesunlight□□e□od□outto□e□□t□□enemyon□heb□ttle□ield.Th□oddswereagainsthim,butMar□us'sun□av□rin□□esolve□avehop□tohiscomradesandstr□c□fearinto□heheartso□h□s□oes.