□hen□ewso□an□nvadin□arm□□ea□he□Aldor□a,Marcuswasthefir□ttovolu□te□rtodefendhishomel□nd.Withh□sswordin□andandarmor□hininginthe□unlight,herodeou□tome□tth□enemyonthebat□lefield.□heoddswe□e□□ainsthi□,butMarcus'sunwavering□es□lveg□veh□petohis□□mrades□n□struckfearin□oth□heartsofhisfo□s.□> Whenn□w□of□ninvadingarmyreac□edAldoria,□arc□□□as□hefirs□tovolunt□□rto□□fend□□shomeland□□ithh□ssw□rdinha□dandar□or□hini□gi□thesunligh□,herod□outtomeettheenem□onthebat□lefiel□□Theod□swereagain□th□m,butMar□us'sunw□□e□ingreso□veg□v□hopetohisco□radesands□ruckfearin□otheheartsofh□sfoes. Whennew□ofaninvadingarmyreach□□A□doria,Marc□□wasthefirs□tovol□nteertod□fendhishom□land.Wit□□isswordinhan□and□rm□□s□ininginthes□nli□ht,herodeo□t□□meetthee□emyon□he□attlefield.□heoddswerea□ainsth□m,□u□Marcus's□n□avering□es□lvegav□hopetohis□omr□desandstru□kfearintotheheartsofhisfo□s.□□<□□Whennews□f□ninvadinga□myr□ache□Aldoria□Marcuswas□hefi□s□□ov□lunteerto□ef□ndhish□melan□.Withhiss□ordinhand□nda□morsh□□inginthesunlight,□er□deouttomeetth□enemyont□e□attlef□eld.Th□oddswereagainst□im,□□tMarcu□'s□nwaveringreso□□egavehope□□his□o□radesands□ruck□e□ri□□□theheartsofhisfoes.<□□> When□e□s□faninva□ingarmyre□c□edAldori□,Marcuswas□hefirsttovoluntee□todef□□dhi□h□meland□Wit□hiss□o□di□□anda□darmo□s□□ning□nthesunl□gh□□herode□utto□eettheenemyonthebattlefield.Theo□dswereagains□hi□,butMar□us'sunwa□eringresol□e□avehopet□hiscomr□des□ndstruckfe□r□nt□the□ear□s□fhisfo□s.□□ Whennewso□ani□□ad□nga□m□reachedAldoria,Marcuswasthef□r□t□ovolunte□rtod□fe□d□is□omela□□.Withh□□swo□dinhandandarmors□ini□gin□hesunlight,herod□outtomee□theenemyonthe□attlefield□Theoddswereaga□nst□im,□utMarcus'sunwaveri□greso□vegaveh□petohisco□rad□sands□ruckfe□rintothehe□rtsofh□s□oes.