Whennewsofanin□adingar□y□ea□hedAld□ria,Marcuswasthefi□□ttovol□nt□ertode□endhishomeland□Wi□hh□ss□ord□□handandarmorshiningin□hesunli□ht,he□odeoutto□eet□□eene□yonthebattlefield.Theodds□ereagainsthi□,butMarcus□su□□averingresol□egav□hopetohis□omr□des□nds□ruckfearinto□hehearts□fhisfoes□□> Whe□n□□s□fan□nvadingar□yr□ac□edAldoria,Marcuswas□hefirsttovolunt□ertode□endh□□□ome□and.Withh□sswordinhandandarmorshining□nth□□un□□□h□□herodeo□□tomee□th□ene□yonthebattlefie□d.T□eoddswe□eagainsthim□butMarcus'□unwaveringresolv□gavehopetohiscomradesandstruck□earin□□thehearts□fhisfoes. Whe□ne□sofa□invad□ngarm□□eachedAldo□ia□Ma□cusw□s□hef□r□ttovoluntee□□odefendhisho□e□and.W□t□hi□sw□rdin□a□danda□mo□s□ininginth□□u□l□gh□,herodeouttomeett□eenemyonthebattl□fie□d□Theo□ds□e□eag□inst□im,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolvegaveho□etohiscomradesandst□uckf□arintoth□hear□sofhisfoes.□> Whenn□wsofaninvad□ngarmyreachedAldor□□,Marcu□wasthefir□t□□volunt□er□o□e□□n□hisho□ela□d.Withhisswordinhan□andarmorshini□ginthesunlight,herode□u□to□e□ttheenemyo□thebattle□ield.Theoddswereagai□sthi□□butMarcus'sunwav□ring□eso□vega□ehope□□□□scom□adesa□dstruc□fearintot□eh□□r□s□fhisf□es.