Whennew□o□an□n□a□in□a□□yre□ch□dAld□ria,Marcuswast□ef□r□t□ov□lunt□e□□odefend□□□□omeland.Withhiss□ord□nhandandarmorshininginthesunligh□□herodeoutto□ee□th□enemyo□thebattlefie□d.Theoddswere□□ai□sthim,□u□Ma□c□s'su□wa□er□ngreso□vega□eho□etohis□omradesandstruckfearin□otheh□arts□fh□s□oes. Whenn□w□ofaninvad□ngarm□reached□ldoria,□□rc□s□asthefirsttovo□u□teertodefe□d□ishomeland.□it□h□ssw□rd□nhandandarmo□shiningint□es□n□ight,herode□utt□meett□e□nemyon□he□att□efield.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'□unwavering□esolve□av□h□petohiscomra□esandstr□ckfear□ntotheh□a□tso□□□sfoes. Whennewsofani□vadingarmyr□ac□□dAldoria,M□rcuswasthefirsttovoluntee□todef□n□h□shomeland.Withhissword□nhan□and□r□o□□hininginthe□□nlight□he□odeouttomeetthe□nem□on□hebattlefield.Th□od□swe□e□□ai□□thim□□utMar□us'su□wave□ingreso□vegavehopetohisco□radesan□□truc□fea□intotheheartsofhisfo□□. Wh□nnewso□aninvadingarmyreach□dAld□ria□M□rcus□as□hefirsttov□luntee□todefendhis□o□el□nd.Withhisswordinhand□ndarmorshin□nginthesun□i□ht,□erodeoutto□□□tthe□nemyo□thebattlefield.The□ddswere□g□insthim,butM□r□us'□un□averingre□olvega□eh□peto□iscomra□esandstruckfearintothehea□ts□fhisfo□s. Whennewsofan□nvadingarmyrea□□edAldor□a,Mar□u□□asthefirsttov□l□ntee□todefendhishome□a□d.Withhi□s□□rdinhand□ndarmorshi□inginthesu□light,herodeouttomee□the□nemyo□t□e□attlefi□ld.Theoddswereagainsthim,□utMar□us'sunw□verin□res□lv□ga□ehop□□ohisco□radesandstruc□fe□rintot□ehea□tsofhi□foes.