Whenne□sofani□va□ingarmy□eached□ldor□a,Marcuswas□hefi□stt□vol□nteer□ode□endhishome□and.With□isswordi□handandarmorshining□nthe□unli□ht,her□deou□to□eettheenemyonthebatt□efield.□h□odd□□ere□gainsth□m,butMa□□□s□sunwaverin□r□solvegavehop□tohiscomradesa□□struckfearinto□h□hear□sofh□sfoes.□> Wh□nn□wsof□ninvadingarmyreachedAldo□ia,Marcuswa□thefir□ttov□lun□eert□□e□endhi□homeland.Withhisswordinhandan□armors□ini□ginthesunligh□,herodeouttomeettheenemyon□hebatt□efiel□.□h□oddswer□aga□ns□him,b□tMarcu□'sunwave□in□resolve□□vehopet□hiscomr□□es□□dstru□kfearintotheheart□ofh□□fo□s.□/p>□p>Whenne□sofani□vad□ngarmyreachedAldori□,Marcus□asth□fir□ttovolu□□e□rtode□endhishomela□d.Wi□hhisswordinh□n□□nd□rmorshi□□ng□nthesunlight,herodeo□ttomeetthee□emyonthe□□□tlefi□ld.Theoddswerea□ainsthi□,butMarcu□'s□nwaver□ngreso□vegav□□opet□hisco□rades□ndstru□kfearintot□eheartsofhis□oes. Wh□n□ew□ofaninvad□□□ar□yrea□h□dAl□o□i□,□arcusw□st□efirsttovolunt□□rtod□fend□□shomeland.W□□hhi□swordinha□□andarmo□shinin□inth□s□nlight,herod□ou□tomeet□heenem□o□t□□□a□tlefield.Theod□swer□aga□nsthim,butMarcus□su□w□ve□in□resol□egaveh□□etohis□omradesands□ru□kfearintot□□heartsofh□sfoe□.<□p> Whennewsofan□nvadingarmyr□ach□dAldo□□a,Marcuswasthef□rs□t□volun□□ertodefend□ishomela□d.Withhissword□nhanda□darm□rshin□nginthesunl□ght□h□ro□□□utto□ee□□heenemyonthebattl□fie□d.□heoddswer□again□□him,butMarcus'sun□avering□esolvegavehop□to□iscomradesandstruckf□arinto□h□heartsofh□sfoes.