Whe□newsofanin□a□ingarmy□eac□ed□ld□ria,Mar□us□□sthefirsttovolunteer□odefendhishome□and.Wi□h□isswordinha□dandarmors□i□inginthesunl□ght,hero□eoutt□m□et□heen□myon□heb□t□lefield□Theod□swerea□□i□st□im,butMarcus'sunwaver□□gr□s□□□e□avehope□oh□sco□r□d□sand□truckfearint□t□eheartsof□is□oes.□> Whennews□fa□i□vadingarmyr□a□hedAl□oria,Marc□swasthefirstto□ol□n□eertodefendhish□meland.□ith□isswordi□handandarm□rshiningi□thesunli□ht□□□rodeou□tomee□theenem□onthebatt□□f□eld.Theo□dswereagainsthim,□u□Marcus'sunwa□□ringresolvegav□hopet□hi□com□adesandst□uckf□arintothe□e□rt□of□□sfoes. Whe□new□of□ninvadingarmyr□ach□dAldor□a,M□rcu□wasthefirsttovolunteertode□end□□shomeland.Withhisswordi□handa□darmorshiningin□h□sunlight,□erode□uttomeettheenemyonth□battl□fi□l□.Theoddswereagainsthim,bu□Mar□us's□n□□□ering□e□ol□egaveh□petoh□scomrade□□□dstru□kfea□intotheheartsofhisfoe□.□□ Whenne□sofaninva□ingarmyre□chedAld□ri□,Marc□sw□sthefirstto□□lunteertodefendhisho□elan□.Withh□sswordin□anda□darmorshininginthes□nli□ht,herod□out□om□ettheenemyonth□□a□tlefield.T□e□□□s□ereagainsthim□butMarcus'□unwaveringreso□□egavehopetohiscomrad□□ands□ru□kfea□intothehea□tsofhi□f□es.□><□>Whenne□sofani□vadingarm□□eac□edAldoria,Marcuswa□thef□□stto□olunteertode□e□dhishom□lan□.Withh□sswordinha□danda□□□rshi□in□inthesunli□ht,her□deo□ttom□e□theenemy□n□hebattlefi□ld.Theoddswereagai□s□h□m,butMar□us's□nwav□□ingresolvegavehopeto□is□o□radesan□str□ckfearin□othehea□tsofhisf□e□.