Whenn□ws□faninva□i□garmyreachedAldo□ia,Marcuswa□thefirstto□olunteertodefe□dhishom□land.With□isswordin□an□andarmors□in□ng□nthe□u□li□ht,herode□uttomee□theenemyo□theba□t□□□ield.The□ddswereagainsthi□,bu□Marcus'sunw□veringresol□ega□ehop□□oh□□c□mra□e□andstruck□eari□tothehe□rtsofhisfoes.
Whe□newsofani□vadingar□yreachedAldoria,M□rcuswasthefir□tt□□o□un□eer□odefendhishom□l□nd.□□thhisswordinh□n□and□□mor□hininginthesunlight,herodeou□tomeettheenemyonthe□at□lef□eld.Theoddswere□gain□thim,□utMar□us's□nwa□□ringresolvegavehop□tohis□o□rad□s□□dstruckfear□nto□hehearts□f□isfoes.<□p>
W□e□newsofaninv□dingarmyreachedAldoria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunt□e□todefendhishomel□n□.W□thhisswor□inhandandarmor□hini□g□nthesunlight,herod□outtomeettheene□yonthebattlefield.Theod□swerea□ainsthi□,□ut□ar□us'sunwaverin□resolv□gavehop□tohiscomradesandst□uckfearintot□eheartsofhis□oes.
□p>W□e□□ewso□aninvadingar□yr□ac□edA□doria,Ma□cuswasthefirs□tovolun□eertode□e□dh□shomeland.Wit□□□ssw□rdinhandandarmors□inin□inthe□unli□ht,herod□outtom□ett□ee□emyon□hebattle□ield.T□eodd□we□eag□□nsthim,butMa□c□s'su□waveri□gr□solvegavehopetohiscomradesands□r□ckfeari□□□the□earts□fhisfo□s.Whennewsofani□□adingarmyreach□d□ldor□a,Marcuswasth□f□rs□tovolunteertodefen□□is□□melan□.□i□hhis□w□rdinh□ndandar□ors□ininginth□su□light,h□rode□uttomeetth□□n□□yontheb□□□l□fi□□□.Th□□ddsw□reagainsthim,b□tMarc□s'sunwa□erin□resolvegavehope□o□□sc□mrad□sa□dstruckf□ar□ntothehe□rts□fhisfoes.