Whennewsof□ninv□□ingar□yreach□dAldoria,Marcu□wasthefir□□tovol□nteert□□efendhishomeland.W□thhi□swo□□inhandandar□or□□ininginthes□nli□ht,he□odeouttomeettheenemyo□th□b□ttlefi□ld.Theoddswereagainst□□m□b□tMarcu□'su□□averi□gresolv□gaveh□p□toh□scomrad□sandstr□ckfear□nt□theheartso□hisfoes.□/p> W□en□□□sof□nin□adingarmyr□ac□edAld□□ia,□arcuswast□□fir□ttovo□u□tee□todefendhishom□l□□d.Wi□hhisswordinh□nda□darmor□□in□nginthesunli□ht,herodeoutt□m□etthe□nemyon□hebat□le□i□□d.Theoddswe□eagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwave□i□□□esolvegaveh□petohiscomrad□□and□truckf□ar□n□o□hehea□□sof□isfoes. Whennewsofaninvadingarmyr□a□hedA□doria,□arcus□ast□efi□sttovolun□eertodefendhishome□and□W□thhissw□rdinhandandarmorshinin□inthesunli□ht,hero□eouttomeet□h□enemyonthe□at□lef□el□□T□eodds□ereaga□nsth□m,butM□rc□s'sunwavering□□solvegaveh□pet□h□s□omr□des□ndstruckfearin□□theh□a□tsofhisfoes. □hennewsofa□□n□adingarmyreachedA□□□ria,Marcuswasthef□rstt□□ol□nt□ertodefendhishomeland□Wi□□hisswor□inhandandar□o□shininginthesunlight,her□de□uttom□et□hee□emyonthebatt□efi□ld.Theoddswer□againsthim□butMarcus's□nwaver□□gresolvegavehope□ohisco□radesandstruck□earin□otheheartsofhi□foes. When□ewsofaninvadi□gar□yre□chedA□doria,M□rcuswas□hefirs□tovo□unteertod□□e□dhis□omelan□.W□thhi□s□ord□nha□dandarmo□shinin□in□hesunl□gh□,herodeo□ttome□tthee□emyonthebattlefield.Theo□dswereaga□nsthim□butMarcus'sunwav□ringreso□v□gavehopetoh□□c□mradesandstr□c□fearin□oth□heartsofhi□foes.<□p><□>□□ennewso□ani□□□□i□garm□reachedA□dor□a,□arcusw□st□efirsttov□lunt□e□tod□fen□hishomeland.Withhi□swo□dinh□n□andarmo□sh□n□ngi□thesunli□□t,herode□utto□□etthe□nem□on□hebattlefield□Theoddswerea□ai□sthim,butMarcus's□nwaverin□□esolve□avehope□ohiscomra□esandstruckfear□n□otheheartsofhisfo□s.□/p>