Whe□newsof□ni□vadin□ar□yreachedAl□oria,Marcuswasthefir□□□□voluntee□todefendh□sh□meland.Withhiss□ordi□□andanda□mo□shininginth□s□nligh□,he□od□ou□t□meettheen□□□onthebattlefield.The□ddswereagainsthim,b□tMarcu□'sunwa□eringresol□eg□□□h□petoh□scomrades□ndstr□ckfeari□tothe□earts□fhisfoes. Whennewsofaninva□□ngarmy□eache□Ald□ria,Marcuswasthef□r□ttovo□unteertodefe□dhish□meland.Withhissw□rd□nhand□n□armors□i□□□g□nthes□nl□ght,herodeoutto□□ett□ee□e□□□nthebattle□ield.Theod□swer□agai□sthi□,butMarcu□'sunw□veringresolvegavehopetohi□comrade□and□tr□ckfearin□othehea□tsofhisfoes.□> □hennewsofaninva□i□garmyre□chedAldoria,Marcuswasthef□rsttovolunteert□□efendhis□omeland.Wi□hhis□□ordinhandandarmors□ininginthesunlight,herodeo□ttom□etth□enemy□n□heb□□□lef□eld.The□ddswerea□ai□s□him,but□a□cus'□unwavering□esolv□□avehopetohiscom□□desan□struckfearintotheheart□ofhisfoes. Whe□newso□□n□nv□dingar□yreach□dAl□or□a,M□□c□swasthefirst□ovo□□□teert□de□e□dhishom□land□□□t□hissw□rdinhanda□dar□ors□□nin□inthe□unlight,□er□deouttomee□the□nemyonthebattl□fie□d.Theoddswereagain□□him,butMarcus'sunwave□in□□□solv□gav□ho□etohi□co□radesa□ds□□uckfearintothehear□s□fhis□□es.