When□ew□ofani□vadin□arm□reached□ldoria,Mar□uswasth□first□ovolun□□ertode□endh□sh□□e□a□d.Withhisswo□□□nhand□ndarmorshin□ng□□th□sunligh□,h□rod□outtomeettheenemyo□theb□ttl□field.□he□dds□□reagainsthim,□u□Marcus□sunwaver□□gresolvegavehop□tohi□c□mra□esan□struck□earint□t□eheartsofhisfoes□ □p□Whenne□□ofan□nvadin□□rmy□each□dAldoria,Ma□cus□asthefirst□ovoluntee□tod□□endhishome□□nd.Withhisswordinhandandarmorshininginthesunlight,□ero□eouttomeett□eene□yonth□battlefi□ld.The□dd□wereagainsth□m,□□□Marcus'sunw□ver□ngr□solve□□ve□opeto□isco□□adesands□ruckfeari□t□t□eheartsofhisfoes. Whennewsofani□□a□ingarmy□□achedAldor□a,□arcus□a□thefirs□t□vo□□ntee□tod□fendhishome□and.Wit□hi□sw□rd□nhandandar□or□hiningint□esunlight,h□rode□utt□meett□ee□□m□□nthebattle□□e□d.Theoddswe□eagainsthim,but□arcus'sun□averingresolvega□ehopetohi□comradesandstr□ckfearintothe□ear□sofhisfoes. Wh□nnew□ofaninva□ingar□y□□achedAldoria,Marcus□asthefirsttovoluntee□tod□□endhi□h□mel□nd.□□thhisswordinhan□andarmorshinin□inthesunlig□t□her□de□uttomeett□eenemyon□he□attlefield.Th□odds□□reagainsthim,bu□Marcus'sunwaverin□reso□veg□vehopetohiscomra□esandstruck□eari□tothehea□ts□fhis□oes.