When□ewsof□ninvadingarmy□e□chedAldoria□Marc□swasth□□irstt□vo□untee□tode□endhishome□and.Withhisswordi□handan□a□morshininginthesunlight,herod□out□om□ett□eenem□on□□ebattlefiel□.Theodd□wereagains□h□□,butMarc□s□s□□waveringr□□ol□egavehopetohiscom□a□□sandstruckf□arintotheheartsofhisfoes. Whennewsofan□□va□in□armyreachedAldor□a,Marcuswas□□□firsttovolunteert□defendhishomelan□.Withh□ssword□nh□ndandarmorshiningi□□hes□□light,he□ode□ut□ome□tthe□nemy□nthebattl□□ie□□.Theodds□er□□□□inst□im,butMarcus'su□wa□e□ing□esolvegav□hopetohiscomr□desa□d□t□uckfearin□otheheartsofhis□oes. Whennewso□aninvadi□garmyre□□hedAld□ria,Mar□uswa□□hef□□sttov□luntee□todefen□hi□h□□e□and.Withhissword□n□an□an□armorshininginthesu□light□he□odeouttomeettheenem□onthebat□lefield.Theodds□ereagainsthim,butMarcus'sunw□veringreso□vega□ehopet□□isc□mradesandstru□kfearintotheh□a□□sof□□s□oe□□ □hen□ewsofan□nvadinga□myreachedAldori□,Mar□uswasthe□irsttovolunteertod□fend□i□h□m□land.Withhisswo□dinh□nda□darmorshin□ngi□□hesun□ig□t□herode□uttomeetthe□nem□o□□hebattle□ield.Theodds□ere□g□inst□im,but□arcus□□unwave□ing□□so□ve□a□ehop□□□h□□comrade□andstruckfe□rintotheheartsofh□□□o□s□