Whennewsofaninvad□ngar□yre□chedAldoria,Marcuswas□hefirsttovoluntee□to□efendhis□omela□□.□ithhissw□r□inhand□ndarmorshi□in□inthesunlight□h□rod□outtom□□□theen□□yonthe□attlef□□l□.Th□oddswe□ea□ai□s□□im,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolv□□a□□hop□tohis□□mradesandstruckf□arint□t□eheartsofhisfoes. Whenn□wsofaninva□i□gar□yrea□hedA□do□□a,Ma□cuswasthef□rstt□voluntee□to□efendhishomeland.Withhiss□ord□nhand□nda□morshiningin□□esunligh□,□erodeo□ttomeettheen□my□□thebattlefiel□.Theo□dswerea□a□nsth□□□butM□rc□s'sun□□veringresolvegavehopetohisc□mra□□sandstruck□ea□intotheh□artso□his□oe□.□><□>Whennewsofaninvad□nga□□□□eache□Aldori□□Mar□□swasthefir□ttovolu□□eertodef□ndhish□meland.Wi□h□is□wordin□□nda□darmorshin□nginthe□unlight,hero□eoutto□eet□heenem□onthebattle□ield.The□d□□wereagai□st□im□b□tMarcus'sunw□□eringresolveg□vehopetohi□comrade□andstruckfearint□theheartsofhisf□es. W□ennewsofaninv□□ingarmyreachedAl□oria,□ar□u□wasthef□rsttovoluntee□t□□e□e□dhi□homel□n□.Withhis□□ordi□h□nd□nd□rmorshining□□th□□u□light,herode□utto□eetth□e□emyo□□hebatt□efield.Theo□ds□er□a□ainsthim,butMarc□s'sun□averingr□s□□ve□ave□opetoh□scomr□desandst□uckfeari□t□thehea□ts□fhisf□es.