□hennewsofaninva□□ng□rmyreached□ldor□a,Marc□swasthefirs□t□volunt□ertodefendh□shomeland.Withhisswordi□hand□n□armorshiningin□h□s□nlight,h□rodeouttomeetthe□nemyonthebattl□fie□d□Theoddswereagain□thim□bu□Marcus's□nwav□ring□esolveg□□ehopetohiscomradesan□struc□fearintotheheart□ofhisfoes. Whenne□sof□ninvadi□ga□myrea□hedAl□o□i□,Marcuswas□□ef□rsttovolunteertodefendhisho□ela□□.Withh□sswordinha□dandarmorshiningin□hes□nlight,□erod□o□ttomeet□heenem□□nth□battle□ield.□heoddswereag□insthim,butMarcu□'su□□averingresolvegavehopetohiscomrad□sandstruck□earinto□heheartsofh□sfoe□. Wh□nn□wsofanin□□din□armyreached□ldoria,Marcuswasth□f□rs□□ovolunt□e□tod□□end□ishom□l□nd.Wit□hisswo□dinhanda□dar□orshininginthe□□nl□ght,□er□de□uttom□□tt□een□□□onthebattl□fie□d□Theod□swere□gainsthim,b□t□arcu□□sunwavering□esolvegavehope□ohisco□radesandstruckf□a□int□□h□heartsofh□s□oes. Wh□□n□□sofaninvad□ngarmyr□□che□Aldoria,Marcu□was□hefirsttovo□un□e□□todefen□□isho□el□□d.W□thhissword□nha□dan□armorshini□□□nthesunlig□t,h□□ode□utto□eettheenemyont□ebattlefield.Th□oddswe□eagainsth□m,butMarc□s□s□nwavering□es□lv□□avehopetohiscomrade□a□dstruckfearin□o□h□□ea□ts□f□isfoes. Whennewsofaninva□ingarmy□eachedAldoria,Ma□c□swasth□fir□ttovol□nt□er□o□efendhishom□lan□.Withhissword□nhandandarmorshini□□int□es□nlig□t,hero□e□□ttomeet□heenemy□nt□□battlefield.Theodd□w□reag□inst□□m,butM□rcus's□nwaveringresolvega□ehopetohiscom□adesands□ru□□fear□□t□theh□artsofh□sfoes□□/p>□p>□hen□ewsofaninvadingarm□reac□ed□ld□ria□Marcuswasthefirsttov□□□n□eertodefendhisho□eland.□ithh□sswo□di□handandarm□rshi□i□ginthe□unlight,her□□□out□omeettheene□yon□heb□ttlefie□d.T□eoddswereagai□sthim□butM□rcus'sun□□verin□resolvegavehopeto□iscomradesandstruck□ear□ntot□ehearts□□hisfo□s.□>