Whe□□ew□ofani□□adinga□myreac□edAldor□a,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunteer□odef□ndhishomela□d.Withhisswordinhandanda□morshiningin□□esunlight,her□d□outtomee□theen□myo□□hebattl□□ie□d.Theoddswe□eagainsthim,b□t□arcus'sunwavering□e□o□vegaveh□pe□ohiscomradesandstruck□earintotheheart□ofhisfoes. □he□ne□s□fa□□nvad□n□armyreac□edAld□ria,Marcuswast□efirsttovolunte□rto□e□endhishomeland.Withhis□wor□i□han□andarmorsh□nin□in□he□unlight,herodeo□ttomeettheenem□o□th□ba□t□ef□□ld.Theoddswereagainsthi□□butMa□cus'sunwaveri□gr□□olveg□vehopetohiscomradesan□struckfea□intothe□e□rtsof□is□oes. W□en□ewsofani□vadin□army□eachedA□dor□a,Marcu□wasthe□□r□tt□volunteertodefendhis□□me□and.Withhi□swo□dinhanda□darmorshining□□thes□nlight,he□o□eo□t□ome□ttheene□y□□theb□□tlefield.Theoddsw□reaga□n□th□m,butMarcus'sun□averingr□□olv□gavehop□tohiscom□adesan□struckfearinto□□e□eartsofhi□foes□□/p> Whennewsofani□vadingarmyreachedAl□oria,Marc□swasthefirst□ovo□□nt□ertodefen□hi□homela□d.W□□hhisswor□i□□□□d□n□a□□□rshininginthesun□ig□t,herode□uttomeet□heen□myonthebat□lefield.T□eodd□we□ea□□i□sthi□,butMa□cus'sunwaveringresolvega□ehop□tohiscomr□d□sand□truckf□□ri□□□thehear□□ofh□sfoes□ Whenn□ws□□aninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,□arcus□a□□h□fir□ttovolunteerto□efe□□hishomeland.Wit□hissw□rdin□and□nd□rmorsh□n□nginthes□nl□□ht,he□□deouttomeetth□e□□myonthebat□□efield.Theo□dsw□reagainsthim,b□tMa□cus's□nwaveringres□□vegavehopetohiscomradesan□struckf□ari□tot□eheartso□hisfoes.