□□e□ne□sofaninva□in□a□m□reachedAldoria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunteert□defendhishomela□d.Wi□hhiss□o□□□□ha□dand□rmorshininginthe□u□li□ht□herodeo□ttomeetthe□n□myonthebattlefield.□heoddswer□againsthim,butMarcus'sunwavering□esolvegavehopetohisc□mr□de□□□ds□ru□□□earintothehear□sofh□sf□□s.□/p□ Whennewsofaninv□din□armyreachedAldoria,Marcus□asthef□rsttovol□n□eertode□endhishomel□□d□□i□□hisswordinhandand□rmorshininginthesu□□ight□herodeout□omeet□h□e□emyon□he□attle□i□l□.Theoddswer□□□□□nsthim,b□□Marcus□s□nwav□ringres□lvegave□opetohi□comradesa□d□truc□fea□intotheheartsof□isfo□s. Wh□nnewsofaninvadingarmy□eachedAld□r□a,Marcuswasthefi□□ttov□luntee□□odefen□hishom□lan□.Withhis□□o□dinh□ndandarmo□shiningi□the□u□□igh□,herodeouttome□tthee□emyontheba□tlefield.□h□□d□swereagai□sthim,bu□□arcus'sunwaverin□□e□□l□egavehop□tohiscom□ad□san□s□r□ckfearintotheheartsofhisfoes. Whennewso□aninvadingarmyr□achedAldoria,Marcusw□□thefi□□t□ovolu□□e□rtodefendhis□ome□□nd.Withhisswordinhandandarmo□sh□□in□int□□sunli□h□,her□deo□tt□meetth□□nemyonthebattlefield.Theoddswe□eagain□thim,□ut□arcus□sunwaveringre□olv□g□ve□opeto□iscom□adesandst□uckfearinto□heheartsofhisfoes. WhennewsofaninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,M□r□□swasth□firsttovo□unt□□rt□defendhishomeland□With□i□s□o□□inhan□an□arm□rshini□gin□h□sunli□h□,he□odeouttomeettheenem□□□thebatt□□f□eld.Theodd□w□reag□insth□m,butMarcus'sun□av□□ing□esolvegaveh□petohiscomr□desandstruckfearint□thehear□so□hisfoes.<□p>