W□enn□w□ofan□nvadingarm□rea□□edAldor□a,Marcuswasth□□irs□tovolun□eer□odefendhishome□and□W□□hhiss□ordinhan□andarm□rshiningi□thesun□i□ht□herod□outtomeetthe□nem□on□hebattlef□eld.The□ddswereaga□nsth□□,bu□Marcus'sun□averi□gres□□veg□vehopet□hiscomradesand□truc□fe□rint□theheartsof□isf□□s.<□p> WhennewsofaninvadingarmyreachedA□□or□□,□□rcus□asthe□irstto□ol□nteertodefen□hish□melan□.W□thh□sswordi□h□n□andar□orshi□i□gint□esu□l□ght,h□ro□eouttomeettheene□yonthebatt□e□ie□d.T□eoddswe□eagainsthi□,but□arcus□sun□averingr□so□□egave□o□etohiscomr□□esands□ruck□earinto□heh□artsofhisfoes□ Whennewsofan□n□ading□rmyrea□hedA□d□□□a,□□□□us□asthefirstto□olunteerto□e□endhish□melan□.Withhisswordinhandan□a□morshininginthesunlight□herodeouttomeettheenem□onthebattlefi□ld□T□eoddswereagainsthim,bu□Marcus'sunwaveri□g□esolvega□e□opetoh□sco□ra□□□and□truckfeari□t□th□heartsof□isfoe□□ Whennew□ofani□va□i□garmyreached□ldoria,Marc□□wasthe□irsttov□lunt□ertodefendhis□omeland.Withh□sswordinhandandarmorshini□□inthesunligh□,herodeo□□□omeettheenemyonthebattl□fie□d.Th□oddswer□aga□nst□im,butMa□cus'sunwaveri□□r□s□lveg□vehopeto□iscomradesands□ruc□fearintot□e□□□rtso□hisf□es. Whe□newsofaninvadingarmy□e□chedAldoria,Marcusw□sth□firstto□ol□nt□ertodefe□dhishomelan□.Withhi□swordinhandandarm□□□hini□g□nthesunligh□,□erodeo□ttome□□theenemyon□hebatt□efield.Theodds□er□againsth□m,b□tMar□us'sun□av□ring□□solvegave□ope□ohisc□mrade□a□dstruck□earintotheheartsofhisfoe□. Whennewso□a□inva□i□garmyreachedAldoria□Marcuswa□thefirsttovo□unteert□de□endh□shomeland.Withhisswo□dinhand□nda□m□rshininginthesunlig□t,her□d□outtomee□thee□□m□onth□battle□ie□d.Theo□d□wereaga□ns□him,b□tMarcus's□nw□ve□ingres□lveg□□e□ope□ohiscomrad□sandstruckfea□in□ot□ehea□t□o□hisfoes.