Whenne□□□faninva□inga□m□reachedAld□ria,Marcuswas□hefirstt□v□l□nteer□o□□fendhish□m□la□□.Withhiss□ordinha□□anda□morshinin□inth□□unlight,h□rodeouttomeettheenemyonthebattlefield.Theod□sw□reag□insthim,butM□rcus's□□wa□erin□resol□ega□eh□petoh□scomradesandstru□kfearin□otheheartsofhis□oes.□> Whennewsofaninva□i□garmyrea□he□Aldoria,Marc□swasthefi□□t□□vol□nte□□todefendhis□om□land.Withhiss□or□inhandandarmorshini□ginthes□nlight,herode□uttomeetth□enemy□nthebat□lef□eld□Theoddswereagainst□im,□utMar□us'sunwave□ingresolvegavehopet□hiscomr□desand□□ruckfeari□□otheheartso□□isf□es. Whennewsofan□n□□□in□arm□reached□□dori□,Marcuswas□hefirsttov□l□nteertodefendhisho□eland.W□th□issword□nhanda□darmor□hiningint□esunligh□,he□□deou□tomeet□h□en□myont□e□attlefie□d.□h□□ddswereagai□s□him,butMarcus'sunw□v□ringresolvegavehopeto□is□omr□d□sandstruckfearintoth□heartsofhisfoe□.□/p□ □henn□wsofaninvading□rmyreach□dA□doria,M□rcus□a□t□efirst□ovolunteert□de□e□dh□shom□la□d.□ith□i□□wo□dinha□dan□a□□orshiningin□hesunlight,herod□outtom□etth□enemyon□he□att□efie□d.Theo□□swereagainsthim,b□tM□rcus's□nwavering□esolvegav□hopeto□isc□m□ades□ndstruckfearint□□heheartsof□isf□□s.□/□> Whenne□sofan□nvadingarmyr□achedAldori□,Marcu□□asthefir□ttovo□unte□rtodefendhisho□eland.Withhiss□□rdinhandandarmorshininginthes□n□□ght,□erodeo□tt□meett□e□n□□yontheba□tlef□eld.□heod□swereagains□him,butMarcu□'sunwavering□□solvegavehopetohiscomr□d□sandst□uck□earintothe□□a□tsofhisfoes. W□□nn□wsofaninvadinga□myrea□he□A□dor□a□□arcus□□st□efirstt□volu□teer□odef□ndhishomela□d.With□isswordin□anda□□armorsh□□inginthes□□l□ght,herode□□ttom□ettheenemyontheb□ttlefi□ld.T□eodds□ereagainsth□m,butMarcus'sunwav□r□□greso□□□gaveho□etohiscomrad□sandstruckfearint□t□ehea□t□□fhisf□es.