When□□wsofaninv□d□□garmyreach□□Aldoria,Marcusw□sthefirstt□□olunteerto□efe□dh□sho□eland.Withhisswor□inhandandarmorshiningint□e□□nl□□h□□herodeouttomeettheenemyon□hebattlefield.□heo□dswer□again□thim,butMarcus□sun□ave□in□res□lve□av□h□petohis□omr□desandst□uckfe□r□nt□theheartsof□is□oe□. Whennew□ofan□n□a□in□armyrea□hed□ldori□,Ma□cuswa□thefirsttovolu□teerto□efe□dh□shom□land□□ithhi□swordinhan□an□armo□shin□n□int□esunlight,h□□odeouttomeett□eenemyontheba□□le□ie□d.The□dd□□ereaga□nsthim,b□tMarcus's□nwaveringresolv□gavehope□□hi□comradesand□□ru□k□earintotheheartsofhi□foes.<□p□ Whe□□ews□faninvad□ngarmyreachedAl□o□ia,Marc□swa□thefirsttovolunteer□odefendhishom□la□d□Wi□hhisswordinhan□andarmorsh□ninginthesun□ight,her□deo□ttome□tt□e□□emy□nthe□attlefield.Theoddswereagai□sthim,butMarcu□'□unwaveringresolvegavehopetohis□o□r□desa□□struckfearintothe□□ar□□of□isfoes□ □□ennewsof□□invad□nga□my□e□□hed□□□oria,M□rcuswasthefirs□to□olu□teert□defendh□shom□land□Withhisswordinhandandar□□□shin□nginthesunlight,hero□e□uttomeettheen□myonthebattlef□□ld.Theoddswer□a□ainsthim,b□tMarcus'su□wa□ering□esol□□□avehopetohisc□mr□desandstruckfea□intotheheartsofhisfoes.□> Whe□□ewsofaninvad□ng□□myreac□e□Aldo□ia□M□rcus□asth□□irst□ovolu□teertod□fe□dh□shom□land.Withhi□□□ordin□anda□dar□orshiningint□esunligh□,herodeouttomeettheen□myo□theba□tlefiel□.Theoddswere□gai□sthi□,bu□Ma□cu□□s□nwaveringresolvegaveh□peto□iscomrade□□n□struckfe□rintothehearts□fhisfoes.