Whennewsofa□i□v□dingarmyr□achedAl□oria,M□rcu□wasthefirstto□oluntee□□odefend□isho□□□and.Withhissw□rdi□handandarmors□ininginthesun□ight□□erodeouttomeettheenemyonth□bat□lefi□ld.T□eoddswer□agains□him,but□a□cus'su□waveringresolvegavehope□oh□scom□adesands□r□ckfearintot□eheart□of□□□fo□s.□□□p>Whennew□ofaninvadin□armyreachedAld□ria,Mar□uswas□hefirstt□volun□eertodefendhi□hom□lan□.□i□hhisswordinhandanda□m□rsh□ninginthesunlight,her□de□ut□o□ee□□□□enem□onthebattl□field.Theod□s□e□eagains□him,butM□□cus'sun□averi□gresolvegavehopetoh□scomrad□sandstruckf□arinto□heheartsofhisfoes. Wh□□newsofanin□□dingarmyreachedAld□ri□,Marcuswast□e□irstt□volunteertodefe□dhisho□el□nd.Withh□ss□ordin□□ndandarmorshininginthesun□ight,hero□eouttom□ett□ee□em□onth□□attlefield.Theoddsw□reagai□□th□m,butMarcus'□unwaveri□gresolvegaveho□etohisc□mra□esa□d□□□uckfearintot□□heart□ofhisfoes.□/p><□>□henn□ws□faninvad□ngarmyreache□Aldo□ia,Marc□□wasthefirsttov□lunteer□odefe□□hi□h□□el□nd□Wit□□issword□nhand□nd□rmorsh□ni□ginthesunligh□,□erodeou□□omeettheenemyonthebattl□field.Theoddswereagainsthi□□butMa□cus'sunwaveringr□solve□□vehop□□ohiscomrade□a□dstru□kf□arin□oth□heartsofh□sfoe□. Whe□□□wsofan□nv□din□a□myrea□hedAldoria,Marcuswas□□e□ir□t□□v□lu□teertodefendh□sho□elan□.□ithhisswo□dinha□dandarmorshiningin□h□sunlight,herode□uttomeet□heenemyonthebattlefie□d.The□dds□erea□ai□□□him□□utMarcus's□n□ave□ingr□sol□e□avehopetohiscomradesands□r□c□fearintot□□□ea□tsof□□sfoes.□> Whennewsofanin□a□□n□□r□yre□chedAldoria,□arc□sw□s□hefirsttovolunt□ert□de□endhishomelan□□□i□hhisswor□□nhandandar□□rshininginthesu□light,he□□deoutt□meett□eenemyo□t□eba□tlefield.The□ddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwavering□esol□egaveho□□tohiscomra□es□ndstruckfear□ntothe□eart□ofhisf□e□.