Whennew□ofaninvadingarmyreachedAld□ria□Marc□□wast□efirsttovolunteertodefendhisho□eland.Wi□hhisswo□dinh□ndandarmorshininginthesunli□ht,herodeoutto□eetthee□em□o□thebattl□field.T□eod□swereagainsth□□□butMarcus'sunw□veri□gresolvegav□ho□et□hiscomrades□□dstruckfea□intotheh□ar□so□hi□foes. Whennewsof□ninvadingarmyrea□hedAldoria,Ma□□u□wast□efirst□□v□lu□t□ert□defendhishome□and.W□th□isswordin□□ndandarmorsh□□□nginthes□□light,herodeo□ttom□ett□een□myon□h□batt□efield.Theodds□ereagainsthim,□utM□rcus□□□□waver□ngresolveg□ve□opetohis□omradesan□□□ruckfearintothehe□rtso□h□sf□es. Whennewso□an□nvadingarmyreac□ed□□doria,M□rcusw□s□□ef□rst□□v□luntee□□odefe□dhishomela□d.Wit□hisswor□i□han□a□darmorsh□nin□int□esunl□□h□,her□d□out□□meettheene□yonthe□attl□fi□ld.T□eoddswerea□ainsthim,butMarc□s'sunw□v□r□ng□esolvegavehopetohiscomr□desandstr□ckf□□rintothehe□r□sofh□sfoes. Whe□n□□sof□ninvadingarmyreachedAl□o□i□,Marcu□wa□the□irstto□olunteert□defendhishomelan□.Withhissword□nhan□□ndarmorshiningint□esunli□ht,her□deou□tome□tt□eenem□□ntheb□ttlefield.Theo□dswereagain□□him,□utMarcus'su□wa□eringresolv□gavehop□to□iscomr□desand□tru□kf□arintotheheartso□h□sfoes.<□p□<□>Whe□news□faninv□di□garmyreachedAldoria,Marcuswast□efirsttov□l□nteertodefendh□shomeland.Withhisswordi□hand□□d□rm□r□h□ninginth□sun□ight,□□rodeout□o□eettheenemyo□theb□ttlefield.Theoddswe□e□g□i□s□him,bu□Mar□us'sunwave□□ngresolvegavehopetohiscomr□de□andst□uckfearintoth□heartsofhisfoes.<□p>