Whe□newsofan□nva□in□armyreachedAl□oria,Marcuswast□efirs□tovolu□□eert□de□endhishome□an□.W□t□hissw□r□i□handandarmorshini□ginth□sunligh□,he□ode□uttomeet□heen□myonthebattl□fiel□.Th□oddswerea□□insthim,□ut□ar□us'□unwaveringres□lvegavehop□toh□scomradesands□ruc□f□arint□theheart□ofhisfoes□ □h□nnewsofaninv□di□ga□myr□achedAldoria,Ma□□uswas□hefi□st□ovo□unte□rt□□efendhisho□elan□.□ithhis□word□nhandandarm□rshini□gin□□esunlight,□er□deouttom□□ttheen□myonthebattlef□□ld.Theoddswe□ea□ainsthim,butMarcus'□unwaveringresolveg□vehope□□hiscomradesandstruckfe□r□ntothe□eartsofh□sfoes. Whennewso□anin□adingarmyre□ched□ldori□,M□□cus□asthefi□sttovolu□teertodefe□dhishomel□nd.Withhisswo□dinhanda□□armo□sh□ninginthesunlight,herode□utto□eettheenem□onthebat□lefiel□.Theoddswereag□i□sth□m,bu□Marcus'sunwa□eringresolve□avehopet□h□scom□adesands□ruc□□earin□othehea□tsofhisf□es.□/□><□>Wh□nnewsofanin□ad□ngar□yre□□hedAldo□ia,Marcuswasthefir□□t□volunt□□rt□defe□d□ishomeland.W□thhissw□□dinh□ndandarmorshin□nginthesunl□ght□h□□ode□□ttome□□theenemyont□e□attlefield.Th□o□□swereagains□hi□,butMarc□s'sunwaveringre□□l□egave□□petohi□comr□desan□struc□fe□rintoth□he□rtsofhi□foes. Whe□□ewso□aninvadingarmyreach□dAldoria,Marcuswasthef□rs□tov□□u□teertodefendhishomeland.Withhis□w□rdi□ha□dandarmorshinin□□nt□esunli□ht,herodeou□tomeet□hee□emy□n□heb□□t□efi□ld.T□□□ddswereagainsthim,□u□□arcus'sunwav□r□ngresolvegaveho□eto□iscomrade□andstruck□earint□thehearts□f□isfoe□.<□□□