Wh□n□ewso□aninvad□nga□myrea□hedAld□ria,Marcuswasthefir□□tovolunteert□d□□endhishomeland.Withhisswordinhand□ndarmors□i□ingint□esunli□□t,□er□□eoutt□meettheen□myonth□bat□lefield.Theoddswereagainsthi□,bu□Marcus'sunwaveringr□s□lvegavehopetohiscom□ad□sand□tr□ckfearintot□ehe□rtsofhisfoes. Whennewsofanin□ad□□g□r□y□eachedAldoria,Marcus□ast□efirsttovolunt□ertodefendhi□□omeland.With□isswordi□handandarm□rshin□ngi□thesun□ight,□er□deouttome□□thee□□myo□□hebattlefield.Theoddsw□re□gainsthi□□butMarcus'su□waveringreso□vegave□op□tohisc□mr□desand□t□uckfearint□t□e□eartso□hisf□es.□/p> □p>Whenne□sofaninvad□n□armyreachedAldor□a,M□rcuswasthefirsttovo□un□ee□tode□e□dhish□meland.W□th□isswordinhandandar□□rsh□nin□□nthesunl□gh□□her□d□□ut□omeet□heene□yon□hebattl□□ield.Theoddswereag□□nst□im,butMar□us'sunwaveringr□solveg□ve□o□etoh□sc□mradesa□dstruckfearin□otheheartso□hisfoes.□/p> Whe□newsofan□n□ading□rmyr□achedAldoria,□arcuswasthefirst□□volunte□□todefen□hi□h□melan□.Withhisswo□dinh□ndan□ar□ors□i□inginth□□□nl□ght,herodeouttomeet□h□enem□ont□eba□tle□ield.Theodd□w□reagainsthim,butMar□us's□nwaver□ngre□olvegaveho□eto□iscomradesandstru□□fearinto□hehea□tsofh□sfoes. Whennewsofanin□adi□□□rm□reached□ldoria,Marc□□wasthefirsttov□lunteert□defe□□hish□meland.With□isswordinhandan□armor□□ining□nthesunligh□□herode□□t□o□eet□heenem□□ntheb□tt□e□i□l□.The□ddswereagainsthim,bu□Ma□cus'□un□ave□in□resolveg□□e□opetohi□c□□radesandstruck□ear□ntothehea□□so□hisfoes.