□henne□so□aninvadingarmyreach□dAl□or□a,M□rc□sw□st□efi□sttovolunt□e□todefendhi□homeland.With□iss□o□dinh□ndan□arm□rshiningin□hesun□ight,he□ode□u□□omeett□eenemy□□th□battlefield.Th□od□□were□gain□thi□,□□□□□□□us'sunwaveringresolveg□ve□opet□hisc□mradesandstruckf□arintot□ehearts□f□isfoes.□/p□ When□□□sof□ni□va□ing□rmyreachedAldor□a,Marcuswasthefi□s□tovolunteertodefe□dhishomeland.Withhisswordin□andandarmorshininginth□sunlight,herodeouttome□tt□e□nem□□nth□b□t□lefield.Theoddswe□eagains□h□□,but□arcus'su□w□ver□ngresolve□a□e□□petohiscomradesandstruck□earintotheheartsofhisf□es. Whennew□ofani□vadingarm□r□ache□Aldoria,Marcuswast□efirsttovolunteertodefe□□hishomeland.Withhisswordinh□ndandarmo□sh□□inginthesu□□ight,h□rode□u□tome□tthee□em□onthebatt□efield.Theod□□were□gainsthim,butMarcus'sunw□veringresolv□gavehopetohiscomradesandst□uckfearint□theheart□ofhisfo□□. □hennews□fa□□n□ading□rmyr□a□hedAldoria,□a□cu□wasthefirsttovolunteertodefend□ishom□land.Withhisswor□inha□d□ndar□o□shin□ngi□thesunli□ht,herodeouttomee□the□nemyont□eba□□le□i□ld.The□dd□wereaga□n□t□i□,butMarc□s'su□w□□eri□gr□solveg□ve□opetohiscomradesands□ruckfearinto□he□□ar□sofhisfoes.