Whennew□o□a□i□□adingarmyre□chedAl□oria,Mar□us□ast□efi□sttov□lunteert□de□endhishomel□nd.Withhi□swordinhandandarmorsh□ning□nthes□nlight,herodeoutt□me□□□he□ne□yonthe□attlef□eld.T□eoddswerea□a□nsthim,butMa□cus's□□□averingresol□□gavehopetohi□□omrad□sandstruckf□arintothehear□sofh□□foe□.□/p> □hennewsofaninva□ingarmyreached□ldoria,Marcuswast□e□irsttovolunteertode□endhishomel□nd.Withhis□wordinhan□an□armorshiningi□th□sun□ight,herodeoutto□eettheenemyonthebattlefi□ld.Theoddswereag□i□sth□m,but□ar□us'sunw□ve□ingreso□v□□□vehopetohis□omradesands□ruc□fe□rint□theheartsofhisfo□s.□> Whennewsofan□nvadingar□□reach□dAldori□,M□□cuswast□efir□ttov□lun□eertodefendhishom□la□□.Withhisswor□inhandandar□orshi□inginthe□un□ight,herodeouttomeettheenemyonthebattlefield.Theo□dswe□eaga□nsthim,but□arcus'sunwaveringresolvega□ehopeto□□scomradesan□str□□kfearintot□eheartsofhisfoes.<□p> Whennewso□a□inva□i□garmy□e□chedAldoria,M□rcuswas□hefi□stto□olunteer□odef□□dhis□omeland.□ithh□ssword□n□an□andarmorshi□in□int□e□unlight,h□r□deout□omee□th□□ne□□ont□ebat□l□field.Theoddswereagainsthim,bu□Marcus'sunw□veringreso□vegavehopetohiscomra□esands□□uckf□□rint□the□eartso□h□sf□es. □hennewsofan□nvading□rmyreache□Aldoria,□a□cuswasthefirstt□vol□nteertodefendhishom□land□W□thhisswordinha□dandarmorshiningi□thes□nli□h□,h□□□deoutt□mee□thee□e□yonthebat□l□f□el□□Th□□ddsw□□eagainst□im,b□□□□rc□□□□unw□vering□es□lvegav□hopetohiscomradesan□s□ru□kfe□rintotheheartso□hisf□es. Whennewsofanin□adingarmyre□ched□ldoria,Marc□s□ast□efirs□□□v□l□ntee□tod□□endh□shome□a□d□W□thhi□sw□rdin□□ndand□rmorshininginthesunlight,hero□e□ut□omeettheenemyon□heb□ttlefield.□□e□dds□ereagainsthi□,but□arcus'□unwaver□ngres□□vegavehope□ohiscomrade□and□tru□kfeari□t□t□eh□artsofh□□□□□□.