Whennewsofaninvadin□army□eachedAld□ria,Mar□uswasthe□irstto□olunteertode□□ndh□shomeland.□ithhi□swordi□handa□□armors□in□nginthesu□li□ht,h□□ode□□ttomeettheenemyo□thebatt□efield.T□eodds□ereagainsthim□butMarcus'sunwavering□eso□vegavehope□ohi□□omradesandstruckfe□□i□totheh□artsofhis□oes□□□ Whennewsofa□invadingarmyreache□A□doria,M□rcus□asth□fi□sttovoluntee□tode□endhisho□eland□Wi□hhisswor□inhan□andarmorshi□in□inthesunlight,herodeo□□tome□ttheenemy□□thebattle□iel□.Th□oddswereagainsthim,bu□Marcu□'sunwaveri□gresolv□gav□ho□etohis□omra□e□and□truckfearin□otheheartsofhi□foes.<□p><□>Whennewsofan□nv□dinga□myrea□hedAldoria□Marcuswas□hefir□ttovoluntee□to□efendhish□meland.With□iss□ordinhandandarm□rshi□in□□nthesun□□gh□□her□□eoutto□□e□□heenemyonth□battlefiel□.Theo□dswerea□ainsthim,butMarcus'sunwaveri□greso□vegav□□opet□his□omradesa□dst□uckfea□intothehearts□fhisfoes. When□e□sofaninv□dingarmyr□achedAld□ri□,□ar□uswasthefirs□to□□lu□teertodefendh□shom□□and.With□issw□r□inhandan□armorsh□n□ng□nthesu□□igh□,h□r□deoutto□eettheen□m□□□□□ebattle□□eld.□heodd□wereaga□□sthim,but□arcus's□□wa□erin□resol□e□a□□ho□etohi□comradesand□□r□ckfearintotheh□a□tso□hisfoe□□ Whennew□ofani□vad□ngarmyr□ached□ldori□,Marcuswast□efirsttovolunt□ertod□fendh□shomela□d.Withhisswordinhandand□rmorshining□nth□su□□i□□t,herodeouttomeettheenemyo□thebattl□□ield.Th□od□sw□reagai□□thim,butMarcus's□nw□veringresolvegaveh□p□tohisc□□□adesands□r□□kfearin□oth□□eart□ofhis□□es.