Whe□newsofa□i□v□dinga□myreachedAldoria,Ma□cuswas□hefi□sttovolunteertodefendhis□omeland.Withh□sswordinhandandarmorshi□i□□□nthe□u□lig□□□herodeo□ttomee□thee□emyont□ebatt□efield.The□ddswereagai□s□him,b□□Marcus's□nwa□eringresolve□aveho□e□ohiscomra□esand□t□uckfearin□□theheartso□hisfoes. Whennew□o□an□nvadinga□□yreachedAldo□□a,Marcus□asthefirsttovol□nteertode□□ndhis□om□land.Withhis□wor□inhandand□rmors□ininginth□sunl□ght,herod□□uttomeettheenemyonthe□attlefie□d.Theoddswerea□a□n□thim,□utMarcus'sunwav□ri□gre□olve□□veh□□etohisc□□r□desand□truckfea□intotheheart□ofh□sfoes. □□e□news□faninvad□ngarmyreached□ldoria□Ma□cus□asth□first□ovolunt□ertodefendh□shomeland.Withhisswordinhand□ndarmor□hini□g□nth□s□nl□ght,her□de□uttome□t□he□nemyonth□bat□lefiel□.Th□odd□were□g□i□sthi□,butMarcus'□unwa□eringresol□e□avehopetoh□s□omradesands□ruckfearin□othe□eartsofhisf□es.<□□> □□ennewsofaninvadingarm□re□chedAldo□i□□Mar□□sw□□□□□fi□stto□olunteertodefen□hishomeland.Wit□hisswordinhand□ndar□orshinin□i□the□unlight,herodeou□t□meetthee□emyont□eb□□tlefield.Theoddswerea□ainst□im□butMarc□s'sun□a□eri□g□esolvegav□hop□t□□is□om□adesan□□tru□□□earintothe□eartsofhi□foes□