When□ewsofaninvadingarm□reach□dAldoria,M□rcus□asthefi□sttovolu□t□ertodef□□□□is□□m□la□d.Wit□hisswor□inhan□andarmor□h□ningin□hesun□i□ht,he□o□□□uttom□et□hee□emyo□□hebattlefiel□.Theoddswereagainsthi□,butMarc□s'sunwave□ing□e□o□vegavehopet□h□scomr□d□□andstr□ckfe□ri□totheheart□ofhisfo□s. □hennewsofan□nvadingarmy□□ac□edAldo□□a,Marcusw□sthe□irstto□olunteertodefendh□shom□land□Wit□hisswor□inhandandarmorshin□ngin□hesunlight,h□rodeouttomeettheen□□yonthebattlefield.Theoddswerea□ainsthim,butM□rcu□□sunw□ve□in□□eso□v□gavehopetohiscomradesan□st□uckfearint□th□□e□rtsofhisf□es. Whennewsofan□n□□dingarmyreachedAldori□,Marcuswasthefi□sttovolunteerto□e□end□ishome□□nd.W□thhisswordinhandand□rmorshining□nthesunli□□t,hero□eo□□to□eettheenemyo□thebattle□ield.Theod□swer□□gainst□im,butMarcus'sunwaver□ngreso□vegavehopetohiscomradesandstruckfearinto□hehear□so□hi□foe□□□><□□Whe□n□□sof□ninvadingarmyr□□chedAldori□,Marcu□wasthefi□stt□volunteer□odefendhi□homeland□W□thhiss□o□□inh□ndand□rmor□□i□ingi□thesunl□□ht,herode□uttome□ttheenemyontheba□tlefield.Th□oddswereaga□nsthim,butMarc□s's□nwaveringresolveg□v□h□□etohiscomr□desand□tru□k□earinto□heheartsof□□sfo□s. Wh□n□ews□fan□nv□□□nga□myreachedA□do□ia,Marcuswa□t□efirs□t□volunt□er□odefendhishomeland.W□th□isswordinhandand□□mor□h□ninginthesunl□ght□herodeou□to□□e□th□e□emyontheba□□□efield.□□eoddswereagainsthim,but□arcus'sunwaverin□resol□□gavehopetohisco□rades□ndstruck□□arintot□eheartsofhi□foe□.<□p□