□hennewso□aninvadingarmyrea□hedAldoria,Ma□cus□asth□firsttov□lu□t□□□todef□ndhisho□eland.□ithhissw□rd□□handan□armorshininginthesunlig□t,□erodeo□ttomee□theen□□yo□□he□att□efield.□□e□ddswerea□ai□sthim,butMarcus'□unwave□ingresolv□gavehopetoh□scom□adesandstruckf□arintoth□heart□□fhi□foes. Whennewsofan□nvadingarmyr□□chedAldoria,Ma□c□swasthefi□st□ovolunte□rtodefend□□□h□m□land.With□isswordinhandanda□mor□h□□ingi□□hesun□igh□,herodeo□ttomeettheenemyon□hebattlefie□d.Theodds□e□ea□ainsthim,butMarcus'sun□averin□resolve□avehopetohisco□□a□esandstruckfea□intothehea□t□ofhi□foes.<□p> Whennewsofaninvad□□ga□myreachedAldor□a,M□rcusw□sthefirst□ovolunteerto□□fe□d□i□ho□eland.Withhisswor□inhandan□arm□rshi□ingint□es□nl□ght,herodeoutt□□eettheenemyon□h□battlefield.Theo□dswereaga□nst□im,bu□Marcus'sunwaveringreso□vegav□hopetohiscomra□esandstruckfe□rintotheheartsofhisfoes. Wh□nnewsofani□vadingarmy□e□chedAldoria,□arcus□□□thefirsttovolun□ee□□o□e□□ndhish□me□an□.With□isswordinhanda□d□rmorshi□inginthesunlight,herod□o□tt□m□et□□e□nemyonth□□att□efield.T□e□ddswer□ag□insthim,b□t□□rcus'sunw□ve□ingr□sol□□ga□eho□etohiscomradesandstruckfe□□intothehear□sofhisfoe□.<□□> Whennewso□aninvadingarm□□□a□□□d□ldo□ia,Marcuswast□e□irsttovoluntee□todefendhish□melan□.Withhisswordinhand□ndarm□rshining□□thesunligh□,hero□□□uttomeettheene□□onth□bat□lefield.Theoddswereag□inst□im,bu□□arcus'sunwave□ingres□lvegavehopetohi□comrad□sand□tr□ckfearint□thehe□rtsofhisfoes.