Whennewso□ani□v□d□□g□□myrea□hedAldoria,Marcus□□sthef□rstto□olunteer□odefe□d□is□omeland.□ithhi□sword□nhandandarmo□shini□□inthes□n□i□ht□he□od□outto□eettheenem□onthebatt□efi□ld.Theodds□ereag□insthim,butMarcus'sunwaver□ngre□olv□gavehope□ohiscom□ades□□ds□□uckfe□rintothe□earts□fhisf□es. When□ewsof□ninv□□□n□□rmyre□□hedAl□oria,Marcu□w□sthe□irstto□oluntee□todefendhishomel□nd.Wi□□hi□swordi□□anda□darmorshininginthesunlight,he□odeoutto□eetthee□emyonthebattle□ie□d.□he□ddswereaga□nsthim,butM□□cu□'□unw□v□□ingreso□v□g□□□hopetoh□scomradesa□d□t□uckfearintotheheart□ofhis□oes.□><□□□hen□ewsofa□□nva□ingarm□rea□hed□ldo□ia,Marcusw□sthefirst□o□ol□nteertodefe□d□isho□e□and□Withhi□swordinh□nda□d□rmorsh□ninginthesun□ight,□er□deouttomeettheenemyonthebat□lef□eld□Theodd□we□eag□insthim,□utMarcus'□u□wav□ri□gresolv□gave□opeto□□scomra□esan□struckfe□□in□othehearts□fhisfoe□.<□p> Whenn□wsofan□nvadin□armyreachedAl□oria,□arcuswasthefirsttovolunteertodefendhishom□land.Withhisswor□inhandandarmor□hining□□thesunlight,herodeoutt□meetthe□□□myontheb□ttlefield.Theoddswereagains□hi□,butMar□u□'s□nwa□ering□e□olveg□vehop□□o□is□om□ad□sa□dstruc□fearintotheheartsofhisf□e□.□/□> □hennew□ofaninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,Mar□uswasth□f□rsttovol□nteert□defe□dh□shom□land.W□thhis□word□□□andandarmorshininginthe□unl□gh□,□erodeou□t□meettheenemyon□hebattlefield.Th□oddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'□un□□veringre□ol□egav□h□□etohiscomrade□an□□t□□ckfeari□tot□eheartsofhisfoes.□/p> Whennew□ofaninvadingarmyreachedA□doria,□arc□swa□thefirsttovo□□nteertodefen□hishomel□nd.W□thhisswo□d□n□andandarmorsh□□inginthe□unlight,herodeoutto□eet□□eenemyon□he□attl□f□eld.Theoddswereagai□sth□m,butMarcus'sunwav□ri□gres□lvegavehopeto□iscomrad□sandstru□kfearin□□theheart□of□□sfoe□.