Wh□nnewso□aninvadingarm□re□chedAld□ria,M□rcuswasthef□□sttovolunteert□□efe□□hish□mel□□d□Withh□□swordinhan□an□armorshi□inginthesu□lig□t,hero□eo□ttomeetthee□em□onthebattlefield.T□eoddswere□gain□th□m,butMarcus'sunwav□ri□gresol□egavehopetohisc□mrade□□nd□truckfearintoth□□eartsofhisfoes. Whenn□ws□□□□i□vadingarm□reachedAldori□,Ma□cuswasthefirsttovolunteertodefendhi□home□and□□i□hhisswo□dinhandandarmorshi□in□inthesunlight,h□rod□outtomeetthee□emyonthebattlefield.Theoddswerea□a□n□thim,butMarc□s'□unwav□ringreso□ve□ave□opetohisc□m□a□esand□tr□ckfea□□ntot□ehear□sofhisfoe□□<□p> Whenne□sofaninvadin□a□myr□ach□dAldori□,□a□cus□□sthefirs□tovol□nteertodefend□ishom□□a□d.Withhi□swo□dinhandanda□mo□□hining□nthesunl□ght,herodeou□t□m□etth□enem□□nthebatt□□fi□□d.Theodd□wereagain□□□i□,□utM□rc□s'sunwave□in□□esolve□avehopetohisc□mra□esan□struckfe□rintot□eheartsofhisfoes.□> Whennewsofanin□a□i□garmy□eachedAldoria,Marcu□□asthefirst□ov□l□ntee□todefendh□shom□la□d.Withh□□sw□rdin□andandarmo□shi□□nginth□sunl□□ht,he□odeoutto□eetthe□nemyonth□bat□lef□eld.□heodds□□reaga□nsthim,bu□Marcus's□nw□veringre□o□vegavehope□ohiscomrade□andstruck□□arintotheh□arts□fhis□oes. When□ewsof□ninvadingarmyrea□hedA□doria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolun□eer□ode□endhishomel□□□.W□thhisswordinhandanda□m□rshininginth□su□lig□t,□erodeoutt□meett□□enemyo□t□ebattlefie□d.Theo□dswereagai□sthim,bu□Marcus□sunwav□□in□re□ol□eg□veho□e□ohiscomrade□andstruckfearin□othe□eartsofhi□foes.□/□> □hennewsofaninvadingar□yreachedA□doria,Marcuswast□efirsttovolunteertodefendhish□me□and.Wi□□hisswordinha□dand□rmorshini□ginthesu□□ig□t,herodeou□to□eettheene□yontheb□ttl□fie□d.□heodds□erea□ainsthim,b□□Mar□us'sunwaveringr□sol□□ga□□□opeto□□□□omra□esa□dstruckfeari□tothehea□tsofhis□o□s.