Wh□nnew□o□aninvadi□garmyreachedAldoria,Marcusw□st□efirs□tovolunteertode□endh□s□omela□d□Withhisswor□in□□ndandarm□rshining□nt□es□nli□ht,her□□eoutto□eettheenem□onthebattlefield.Theodd□wer□a□ai□sthim,bu□Ma□cus'sunw□veringr□□olvegave□opeto□□scom□ad□sandstr□c□fea□intot□ehea□□so□hisfoes. W□en□ewso□aninv□di□garmyreachedAldor□□□M□r□u□wasthe□ir□□□ovol□nteert□defendh□shomeland.Wit□hiss□or□in□andandarm□rshininginthes□nlight,her□de□□ttomeettheenemyontheb□tt□efi□ld.Theodd□wereaga□nsthi□,□utMa□cu□'sunwaveringresolvegave□opetoh□scomradesandst□u□□fearinto□he□ear□□o□hi□foes.□><□>Whennew□ofa□invad□ngarmyr□ac□□dAl□o□i□,Marcuswasthefirst□ovol□nteertode□end□□s□omeland□Withhisswordinhandandarm□rshininginth□sunl□gh□,herodeoutt□□eettheenemyonthe□at□lefield.Theod□swere□□□insthim,butMarcus'□□nwaverin□resolvegaveho□etohiscomra□e□andstruckfearinto□h□heart□o□hi□□oes□<□p> □h□□new□ofaninvadingarmyreachedA□do□□a,Ma□c□swasthefirstt□vol□□teertodefend□ishomelan□.Wi□hhi□□□ord□nhan□andarmorshininginthesunlight,□ero□□outtomeettheenemyonthebatt□efield.T□e□ddswerea□a□n□thim,□utMarcus's□nw□v□ringresolveg□vehopet□□iscomrad□s□nds□ruckfearintotheh□ar□sofh□sfoes.<□p> When□ews□fa□□n□adingarmyr□achedAldoria□Marcu□wast□efirstto□olunte□rtodefendhishomelan□.With□issword□nh□ndandarmo□shininginthesunlig□t,□erodeouttomeet□heen□myont□e□attle□ield□Theo□□swere□gainsth□m□butMa□c□s'sunwaveringresol□egavehopeto□□scomradesandst□u□kfeari□tot□□heartsofhis□oes□ Wh□nne□s□fani□vad□ngar□yreachedA□doria,M□rcusw□sthefirsttovolu□teert□defend□ishomeland.□ithhisswor□i□handandarmor□h□nin□i□t□e□unlight,h□rod□outt□meetthe□ne□y□nthebattlefie□d.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarcu□□s□n□□verin□re□olvegaveho□eto□iscomrade□andstr□ckfearintothehe□rtsofhisfoes.