W□ennewsofaninva□ing□rmyr□achedAldoria,Marcuswa□thef□□s□□ovolun□ee□todefe□d□□sho□ela□d.Withh□sswor□□nhandan□a□morshiningi□□hes□n□i□ht,her□deouttom□etthe□nem□onthebattlefield.Theodds□e□eaga□nst□□m,butMar□□s□□u□w□veringres□lvegavehopetoh□scomrade□andstru□□fe□rintothehe□rtsofhisfo□s.<□□><□>Whe□n□wsofaninvad□□g□rmyreache□Al□□ri□,Marcus□ast□efirstto□olunt□e□□odefe□dhishomeland.W□thhisswordinha□□and□□morshininginthesunlight□he□odeoutt□me□ttheenemyonthe□attlefield.Theoddswereagai□sthim,b□tMarc□□'sunwaverin□r□solvegavehope□ohisco□rad□s□nds□ruckfeari□totheheartsofhisfoes. When□e□sofa□invadingar□yreachedAldor□□,□arcuswasthe□□rsttovolunt□ertodefendhishom□land□W□thh□s□wordinhandandarmorshin□nginthesunlight,herodeouttomeett□een□myonthebat□le□ield.□heo□ds□e□□□g□i□s□him,butMarcus'sunwave□in□r□solve□av□ho□eto□iscomradesandstruc□□ea□intotheheartsofhisfoe□. W□en□e□□ofaninv□dinga□myreachedAldoria,Marcus□□□thefirsttovolun□eertodefendhis□omela□d.Wit□hi□□wordi□handa□darmors□ining□nthesunlight,herodeouttomeett□eenemy□n□hebattlefield□Theoddswereaga□ns□him□butMa□□us'sunwaveringreso□vegavehope□□hisc□□□adesand□□□□ckfearint□theheartsofhi□□oes.□/p> Whennewsofaninvading□□□yreached□ldoria,Marcuswa□thefirsttovolunteertode□endhishomel□nd□Withhisswordinhandan□ar□orshi□□n□□nthesu□lig□t,her□deoutto□eettheenemyo□the□attlefield.Theodd□we□eagainsth□m,butMar□us'su□waveringresol□egavehop□tohiscomradesandstruckfea□in□otheheartsofhisf□es□