Whennew□ofaninv□di□garmyreachedAldori□,M□□□□swasthefirsttovolunte□r□ode□□□dhi□homeland.W□□□his□wordinhandand□□morsh□nin□inthes□nli□ht,herodeouttome□ttheenemyonthebatt□efi□ld.Theo□d□wereagainst□im,butMarcus'sunwaver□ngresolv□gaveho□etohi□comradesandstruckf□□rintothe□□artsofhisf□es.□/p> W□en□e□so□aninvading□rmy□ea□hedAldoria,□ar□us□asthefirsttovolunteertodef□□dhishomel□n□.Withhiss□or□inhandandarmorshininginthes□□light,h□r□□eout□□meettheenemyonthebattlef□e□d.Theod□□we□eaga□nsth□□,butMar□us□s□□waveringr□solvega□ehopetohis□omr□desa□ds□ruckfearintothehear□s□fhisfoes.□> □hennewsofaninvadi□g□□□yreac□□dAl□□ria□Marcuswa□thefir□tto□□lunteertode□endhisho□eland.W□thhisswordinhand□□darmor□hin□nginth□sunl□ght,herodeou□tomeett□eenemyo□th□battlefield.Theod□s□ere□gainsthim,□utM□□cus's□nwaveringr□solv□gavehope□ohisc□mradesandstruckfearintotheh□ar□sofh□sfo□s.<□□> □hennewsofani□v□di□garmyre□chedAldoria,□a□cuswas□he□irstt□v□lunte□rtodefendh□□homeland.Wi□hhisswordinhan□andarmors□ininginth□su□light,□erodeo□ttomeet□he□□□myontheba□tlefield.□he□dds□ereagain□thim,but□arcus'sun□ave□□ngresolvegavehopetohi□c□mradesa□dstr□ckfearintothe□ea□tsofh□sfoes.□/p> W□ennew□ofan□nva□□ng□rmyrea□□edAl□o□ia,□□rcu□w□sthefirsttovol□nteert□de□endhis□om□la□d.Withhiss□ordinhan□and□rmorsh□ninginthesunlight,herodeouttomeetth□enem□ont□eba□tl□□ie□d.□heoddswereagainsthim□butMarcus'sunwa□eringre□olv□gavehopet□□iscomradesandst□uckfe□rin□o□heheartsofh□□foes.<□p> Whennewso□□nin□adingarmy□each□□Ald□ria,□arcuswasthe□irsttovo□u□□eertodef□□dhish□meland.Withhissw□rdin□a□dan□ar□orshi□inginthesunlight□he□odeouttomee□theenemyon□□ebattlefield.Theoddswereagai□sth□m□□□t□arcus'sunwaveringres□lvegaveh□petohi□comrad□□□ndst□u□k□ear□nt□theheart□ofhisf□es.