□hennewsof□n□nvadinga□myrea□hedA□dor□a□Marcusw□sth□firsttovolunt□□rtodefen□hi□hom□land.Withhissw□rdinh□□□and□□m□rshin□nginth□□u□light,he□od□outtomeetthe□ne□yont□ebattlefi□ld.Th□o□dswe□eagain□t□□m,butMarcus'sunwaveringresol□egavehop□to□isc□mrad□□andstruckf□arintotheh□arts□fh□sf□e□. Whe□new□□fa□□nvadingarm□reached□ldori□,M□rcu□was□h□fi□sttovolun□eerto□ef□ndhi□ho□elan□.Withh□sswo□dinhandandar□orshiningint□esunlight□herodeouttomeettheene□yont□□b□□tlefield.□□eoddswereag□insthim□butMar□u□'s□nwav□ring□esolvegave□opetoh□s□□mradesandstruckfearintothehe□rtsofhisfo□s.<□p> □hennewso□aninvadingarmy□eachedAld□ria,Ma□□usw□sthefirsttovolunteertod□fendhishom□land.Withhissword□nhan□□ndarmo□s□i□ing□nthesunlight,he□odeouttome□□theenemyo□thebattl□f□eld.Theo□dswere□gainsthim,butM□rcus□s□nwav□ringr□solvegavehop□tohis□□mrades□ndstruckfearintotheheartsofhisf□es. □he□n□□sofaninv□□ingar□yre□chedAldoria,Marcuswasth□fir□□tovolunteertodefen□hishome□an□.With□□sswor□in□andandarmorsh□n□n□□□the□unlight,hero□eouttom□ettheene□yont□ebattlefie□□□Theo□ds□ereagainsthim,butMarcu□'sunwaver□ngresol□ega□ehopet□hisco□radesandst□uckf□□rintoth□heartsofhi□fo□s.<□□><□□□hennewso□aninva□inga□myreachedAld□ri□,Marcu□wasthe□irsttov□□unteerto□efe□dhishomel□nd.With□□sswordinh□nda□□armorshiningi□th□□unligh□□h□rode□uttome□ttheenemyonthe□attlefield.Theod□swereag□insthim,butMar□u□'sun□a□□ringreso□vegavehopetohiscomradesa□dstruckfearintothe□eartsof□isfoes□