When□□wso□an□nvad□ngarmyreachedAldor□a,Mar□u□was□h□firstto□olu□teertod□fendhi□homelan□.Withhissword□nhandandarm□rshiningin□hes□nl□ght,herode□uttomeettheenemyonthebattl□field.□he□□dswe□eaga□nsthim,butMarcus's□nwaveringres□lvegavehopetohi□comradesandstruc□fear□ntotheh□ar□sofh□□□oes□ W□ennews□fani□vad□ngarmyreac□edAldo□□a,Marcuswasthe□irs□tovolunteertod□□endhi□home□and.Withhisswor□inhandandarmo□shininginthe□unlight,□erodeouttom□et□□ee□emy□nthebatt□ef□e□d.Theod□swer□aga□nsthim□but□arcus'sunwav□ring□esol□e□ave□opetoh□scomradesan□struckfearinto□h□heartso□hisfo□s.□/p□ Wh□nne□s□faninv□dingarmyreachedAldoria,Marcusw□□the□□rsttovolunte□rtodef□ndhishomeland.Wi□□hisswordi□han□□ndarm□r□hininginthesu□li□□t,herod□□uttomeettheenemyonthebat□l□field.The□ddswereag□□nsthim□butMarcus's□□wav□□ingr□solvegavehopeto□isco□radesands□ruckfeari□tothehea□tso□hisfoes.□><□>Whennew□of□ninvadingarmyrea□hedAldoria,Ma□cusw□sthefi□st□o□oluntee□□o□e□endh□sh□m□lan□.Wit□his□wordinhand□ndarmorshi□ing□n□hesunlight,he□od□outtomeettheenemyo□thebattle□i□ld.Th□oddswere□gainst□□m□butMarcus'sunwaveringr□so□vegav□hopetohis□□□□□desa□□□□r□ck□□ar□ntot□eheartsofhis□oes. Whe□newsofanin□adingarm□reachedAldori□,Mar□u□□asthefirsttovol□nteertodef□ndhi□□□me□and.W□thh□□swor□inhanda□darmorshining□□thesunlight,he□odeouttomeettheen□my□n□he□attl□fie□d.Theo□dswere□gainsthim□butMar□□s□sunwave□i□gre□olvegavehopetohiscomr□desan□stru□kfearin□□theh□ar□□ofhisfo□s.