Whe□news□faninvadingar□yre□□hed□ld□r□a□Marcus□a□thefirs□□ovolunt□e□tode□end□is□om□la□d.Withhisswo□dinhandandarmors□□ninginth□□u□□i□ht,h□□odeouttom□etthe□nemyonthebat□lefiel□□Theoddswereagain□thi□,but□arcus'sun□ave□ingr□solv□ga□e□opet□h□□comr□desandst□□ck□ea□intoth□heartsofhi□fo□s.<□p> □hennewsofaninvadin□armyre□chedAldoria,Marcu□wasthefi□□□tovolunte□rto□efend□is□omelan□.Withhisswo□dinhand□ndarmorshin□ngi□□hesunlig□t,hero□eout□omeettheene□yon□hebatt□efield.Theoddswe□□aga□nst□im,□□tM□r□us□sunwaverin□resolveg□veh□petohiscomr□□es□ndstruck□earintothehe□rtsofhisfoes.□/p> Whennewsofa□i□vadingarmyrea□hedA□d□ria,Marcus□asthefir□ttovolunteertod□□e□dhis□om□l□nd.Withh□s□wo□d□nhandand□rmor□hininginthesunli□ht,h□rodeou□tomeettheen□myonthebatt□□f□□l□.Theodds□ereagainsthim,butMarcus's□nwaver□ngresolvegav□hop□to□i□comrade□andstruckfe□rintothehea□□□ofhisfoes.□□ Whennewsofaninvadingarmyr□achedAldo□□a,Marcuswasthe□ir□□t□□olunt□□rtodef□ndhisho□e□and.With□□ss□o□d□nhandandar□orshiningin□hesunlight,□ero□eouttomeet□heen□myonthe□□□□lef□eld.Theoddswereagainsth□m,b□tM□rcu□'s□nwaver□ngre□olvegavehopetohiscomrades□ndstru□kf□arintotheheartsofh□sfo□s□ Whennewsof□ninva□ingarmyreachedAldoria,Ma□□□s□asthefirsttovolunte□□t□de□endh□sh□meland.Withhiss□o□dinhandandarmorshininginthesunlight,he□odeout□omeetthe□nemyonth□battlefie□d.Theodd□were□gainsthim,butMarcus'□unwa□eringr□solvegavehope□ohiscomradesands□ruckfea□into□□ehe□rts□□hisfoes.<□p> Whennewsofaninvad□□ga□myr□□chedAldo□ia,Marcus□asthe□irstto□olunteertodefe□dhishomel□nd.□ith□□sswordinhandandar□ors□ininginth□sunligh□,herodeo□tt□m□ettheen□myontheb□□tlefie□d.Theoddswereagainsthim,butM□rcus'□□□waveri□gresol□eg□vehopetohiscomrade□and□t□□□kf□a□□n□otheh□□rts□fhi□fo□s.