Whennewso□aninvadi□garmyr□ache□Al□oria,□arcuswasthefirsttovolu□t□ertodefend□is□o□elan□.Withhisswo□dinhanda□darmorsh□nin□inthe□un□ight,herode□uttomeettheenemy□ntheb□□tlefield.Theoddswereagains□□im□butMarcus's□nwaver□ngresolvegavehopetoh□scomradesa□dstruckfeari□totheheartsofhisfoes.<□p><□>W□ennews□fa□invadin□a□□yre□ched□ld□ria,Mar□usw□sthef□□stt□vol□nteertodefen□h□shomeland□Withhisswo□d□n□anda□da□m□□sh□ningin□hesu□li□ht,□e□odeout□omeettheenemy□nt□□battle□i□□d.T□e□dds□□□ea□ainsthim□butMa□cus'su□waveringres□lvegavehopetohiscom□adesandstruckfearint□theheartsofhisfoes. W□ennewso□aninv□dingar□yreach□dAldoria,Marcuswasthefirsttovol□nteer□o□e□□ndhisho□e□and□□□thh□ssword□nhanda□darmorshiningi□thesunlight,h□rode□□ttomeettheenem□onthebattlefield.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMa□cus'sunw□vering□□s□lvega□ehop□to□iscomra□esandst□uckf□□rin□oth□hear□s□fh□sfoes. Whennew□ofanin□adin□army□eac□edAldo□ia,Ma□□uswasthefi□sttovol□nteertodefendhish□me□a□d□Withhis□w□r□inh□nd□nda□mo□shinin□inthesunl□g□t,h□r□de□□tt□mee□theen□□yonth□battlefi□l□.Theo□□swereagainst□i□,b□tMarcus'sunwav□ringresolvegaveh□petohi□□omrade□□nds□□uckfearintotheheart□ofhi□f□e□. Whenn□wsofani□va□ingarmyreachedAld□ria□Marcu□□asthefir□tto□□l□nt□er□odefendhis□omelan□□Wi□hhisswordinhandandarmorshininginthe□u□li□ht,herodeouttome□□theenemyon□hebattlefield.The□ddswereagai□sthim,butMar□us's□nwaveringre□□lve□a□ehop□tohiscom□□desandstru□□fear□ntoth□he□rtsof□is□□es.