Whenn□□sofanin□□dingarmyre□ch□dAldor□a,Ma□cu□wasthefirstt□volun□□ertod□fendhishomeland.Withhis□□ordinhandan□arm□□s□i□ingi□thes□nli□□□,herode□uttomee□the□□emyonthe□at□le□ield.The□ddsw□reagainsthim□□u□Marcus'sunwaver□ngresolvegavehopet□hiscomrade□andstruckfe□rintoth□□e□rtsofhis□oes.□/p> Whenn□wsofaninvadin□a□myreachedA□doria,Mar□u□wast□ef□□s□tovo□u□te□rtodefendh□□□o□eland.Withh□ssw□□dinhanda□dar□orshini□ginthesunligh□,hero□eoutt□meet□hee□□myonthebattlefield.□heoddswere□gainst□im,butMarcu□'□unw□veri□gr□sol□eg□vehopetohiscomrad□□andstruckfearintoth□heartsofhisf□es.□/p> □□ennews□fa□invading□rm□reachedAldor□a□□arcuswa□th□firstto□o□u□te□rt□defen□his□omel□□d.□ithhisswor□inhandandarm□rs□ininginthesunlight,h□rodeouttomeetthee□emyo□thebattlefield.The□□dsw□reagainsthim,but□a□□us'sunwa□eringreso□veg□vehopeto□is□omradesandstruckfea□i□totheheartsofhisfoes. W□ennewso□aninv□dingarmy□ea□he□Al□oria,Marcuswast□efir□ttovolunteerto□efend□ish□m□la□d.Withh□s□wor□i□□an□andarmo□shini□ginthesunligh□,h□rodeouttome□ttheenemyon□he□attlefi□ld.Theodd□wereagainsth□m,butMa□cus'sunwaveri□gresolve□avehop□t□hiscomradesa□dstr□ck□earintoth□heart□ofhisfoes. Whennewsofaninvading□rmyr□□chedAl□oria,Marcuswas□hefirst□ov□□unteertodefe□dhishomeland.□ithhisswor□inhan□andarmorshi□inginthesunlight,her□deou□t□mee□th□e□em□onth□batt□efield.Theod□swereagainst□im,butMarcus□su□waveri□gresolve□□veho□e□ohi□co□rad□s□ndstruck□earinto□heh□artsofhi□foes.