Whennewsofaninva□i□garmyreac□edAldor□a,Ma□cuswas□hef□rsttovol□□teertode□endhi□homeland.With□isswo□di□hand□ndarmorshin□ng□n□he□unli□□t,her□□eouttome□□theenem□ontheba□tl□field.Theodd□w□reagain□thi□,butMa□cus'sun□averingreso□□egavehopetohi□comradesand□tr□c□□ea□i□□oth□he□rtsofhisfoes. □hennewsof□□inva□in□ar□yre□c□ed□ldori□,□arcus□a□t□efirsttovol□nteertodef□ndhishomelan□□Withhi□sword□nhan□anda□morshininginthe□un□ight,herodeo□tt□mee□t□e□nem□on□hebat□le□ield.Theo□dswerea□ains□h□m,□□□Marcus'su□w□v□ringresolvegaveh□petohiscomradesa□□□truc□fearintotheheartsofhisfoes. W□ennew□o□ani□vading□rmy□ea□hedAldoria,Mar□uswas□he□irst□ovol□nteert□□□fen□hi□h□meland.With□is□wordin□a□dand□rmors□ininginthesunlight,□er□deo□ttom□ett□e□nemyont□e□attlefi□ld.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwaveri□gre□olvegaveho□e□ohis□o□□adesandstruckfearin□otheh□ar□sofhisfoe□. W□e□new□ofa□invad□ngarmyre□chedAldoria,Ma□cu□was□hefir□ttovolunteert□d□fendhi□hom□□and.Wit□hi□swordinhandanda□morshi□ingin□□esun□□ght,h□r□deouttomeetthee□emyonthebattl□□ield.Theo□dswer□aga□ns□him,butMarcus'sunwaver□n□re□olvegavehopet□hiscomra□esandst□uc□fearinto□heheartsofhisfoes.□/p□ Wh□□newso□an□nvadingarmyrea□hed□□doria,□arc□swasthefirst□ovolu□teertodef□□dhishomeland.Wi□hhisswor□inh□ndandarmorshinin□i□thesunli□ht,hero□□ou□□omeetthee□emyo□theb□ttlefield.Theodd□w□re□gainsthim,butM□rcus□□unwaveringresol□egave□op□tohisc□mrad□sandstruckfearintoth□□□artsof□isfoes.