Wh□□newsofanin□adingarmyrea□hedAld□ria,Marcus□as□hefirstto□ol□n□□e□□ode□□□□hishomela□d.Wi□□his□wordi□hand□nda□mo□shin□nginthe□unlight,herodeoutto□ee□theen□myo□theba□tlefield.Theoddswe□□againsthim,b□tMarc□s's□nwaveringresol□eg□vehopetohi□comra□esandstr□□kfearin□oth□heart□□fhisfoes. When□ewsofaninv□dingarmyre□chedAldo□ia,M□rcusw□s□hefi□stt□volunteertod□fe□dhishome□a□□.Withh□sswordi□ha□dandarm□r□h□□□□ginthesunlight,her□deouttomeetth□□n□myonthe□attl□fiel□.Th□□ddswereagains□him,b□tMa□cus'□unwaverin□re□o□ve□av□hop□tohis□omradesandstruckfearinto□h□hea□tsof□isf□es. Whenn□wso□□ninvadingarmyreachedAl□o□ia,Ma□cuswasthefirsttovolu□□eer□odefendhi□homela□d.□□thhisswordinhan□□ndarmorsh□n□nginth□su□□ig□t,h□rodeouttomeett□eenemyont□eba□tlefield.The□□dsw□rea□ai□sthim,butMarcu□'sunwaverin□resolvegaveh□□et□hisco□radesa□dst□uckfeari□t□theh□artsofhisfoes. Whennewsofaninvadingar□y□eac□edAldoria,Ma□cuswasthefirsttovolun□ee□todefe□dhish□meland.□□thhisswor□inhandandarmorshini□□inth□s□nlight,herod□ou□tom□□ttheenemy□n□hebat□l□□ield.Theoddswe□eagainsthim,butMarcus'sun□av□ringre□ol□ega□ehop□tohis□o□rad□□and□truckfe□rintothe□ear□so□hisfoes□ □□enn□wso□aninvadingarm□re□chedAl□o□i□,Marc□swasthe□irsttovo□unt□ert□defendhishomeland.W□t□hiss□o□dinhandandarmorshin□□gin□he□u□□ig□t,he□odeouttomeetthe□nemy□nthebattle□ield.□heodd□□erea□ai□sthim,butMarcus'□unwav□r□ng□□solvegavehopetohisco□radesandst□uckfearintothehear□□of□is□oes.