Whenne□sof□ni□va□ingarmyreachedAldor□a,Marcuswasth□firsttovolunteertodef□n□hi□□omeland.Wi□hhis□wordinh□ndandarmorshini□g□n□hesunlight,□ero□e□utto□□etthee□em□ontheb□ttlefi□ld.Theoddswere□gainsthim,butMarc□s'sunw□v□ring□esolvegavehopetohi□co□□adesand□tr□ckfearintoth□□earts□fhi□foe□.<□p□ W□ennew□ofaninvadingarmyreac□e□Aldo□ia,M□□c□swasthef□□sttov□l□nteertodef□ndh□shom□land.Withhisswordi□h□ndandar□o□shi□i□ginthesu□light,herod□outtomeett□eenemyonth□b□ttlefiel□.□heoddswe□eagainsthim,butMarcus'sun□averingresol□e□av□hopeto□iscomr□d□sandstru□k□□arint□□□ehea□t□ofhisf□es. Whennews□□an□nva□ingarmyrea□hedAldoria□Marc□swasthe□ir□□to□olunteertodefend□□shomeland.Withhi□□wordinhand□n□ar□orshininginthes□nlight,h□r□deouttom□ett□□en□myon□heba□tl□fi□ld.The□ddswer□againsthim□butMa□cus□sunwaveri□gresolveg□vehopet□□is□o□ra□esandstruc□fea□intot□ehe□rtsofhisfo□s. □p>Whenn□w□ofa□invad□n□armyreachedAldo□ia,Marcuswasth□f□□st□ov□lunteer□odefendhis□ome□and.Wi□hhisswordinhandanda□morshininginthesun□ight□he□odeou□tomeetthe□□□□yonthebattl□field.Theoddswereagainsth□m,butMarc□s'sunwaver□ngresolvegavehopetohiscomra□esands□ruc□fearinto□h□hear□sofhis□oe□.<□p>