W□enne□sofaninvadingar□yreachedAldoria,□□□□us□asth□fir□t□ovoluntee□to□efendhis□ome□and.□i□hhi□swordin□an□an□armorshining□□thesunlight,he□odeo□tt□me□□theenemy□nthe□a□tlefield.Theod□swerea□ain□thi□,□utM□rcus'sunwave□ingre□olve□aveho□etohiscom□adesandstruckfea□intot□e□eartsof□isfoes.□> Wh□nnewso□ani□vadinga□my□eac□edA□doria,Marcusw□□□hefi□□ttovolunte□rtodefend□ishomelan□.Wi□hhisswordin□andandarmorshininginthesunlight,herod□outtomeett□eenem□o□the□□ttle□i□ld.The□ddswerea□ainsth□m,butMarcus'sunwave□ingresolvegave□□petohis□omradesand□□ruckf□□r□□□ot□eheartsof□isf□□s.□□ Whennewsofanin□a□in□□□myre□c□edAldo□ia,M□rcuswas□he□irsttovolunteertodefendhishomelan□.Withh□ss□o□dinha□dandarm□rshini□gin□he□unlight,her□de□□ttomeet□□□e□e□y□nthebat□lefield.T□eodd□wereagain□thi□,butMarcus'sunwa□ering□esolve□aveh□petohis□o□□a□esandstruckfearintot□ehe□rtsofhisf□es. □henne□s□fan□nva□ingarmyreachedAldoria,Marcus□as□h□f□rstt□volunteer□odefend□□sh□□eland□Wi□□hisswordin□andandarmor□□inin□int□esunlight,h□□ode□u□tomeetthee□e□yont□ebattlefield□Theoddswereag□insthim,but□a□cus'□u□waveringres□lvegav□hopetohisc□mra□esand□truc□fearintothe□□artsofhi□foes.□> Wh□nne□s□faninva□ingarm□rea□h□dAldoria,Ma□cuswasthefir□t□ovolu□te□r□odefendhishomeland.Withhis□wordinhandan□armors□inin□inthe□□nlight,herode□uttomee□thee□emy□nthebattlefiel□.Theoddswer□agai□sth□m□bu□Marc□s'sun□averingres□lvegavehopetohi□comradesand□truckf□arintothehear□s□fhisfoe□. Whennewsof□nin□a□i□ga□myreac□edAldoria,Ma□cuswasth□firs□tovolunteer□odef□ndhishomeland.Withhisswo□□in□a□dand□rmorshi□in□inthesunli□ht,□□rodeout□omeetthe□nem□ont□ebattl□field.T□□oddswe□eag□insthim,butMarcus'sunwaveringreso□veg□vehopetohis□omradesandstruckfearint□th□he□rts□f□isfoes.□>