Whennewsofani□vadingarmyreachedAldor□□,Marcuswasthefirsttovo□□nteertodefend□i□□omeland.Withhisswo□d□□□□nd□ndarm□rshiningi□thesunlight,herod□out□ome□tthe□□emy□nthebattlef□eld.The□dd□we□eagainst□im,butM□rcus'□u□□av□ringre□olvegaveh□□etohiscomra□esandstr□ckfeari□to□hehe□rtsofhisfo□s.□> W□ennewsofanin□adingarmyreac□edAldoria,□□rc□swasthefirst□ov□lunteertodefendhis□o□eland□□it□hisswordi□han□andarmorshin□□gi□thesunlight,herod□outt□me□ttheen□my□n□he□□ttlefi□□d□Theo□dsw□reagainsthi□,butMarc□s'sun□avering□e□olvegavehope□ohis□omrades□nds□r□ck□e□r□ntothehe□rtso□his□oes. Whennewsofanin□adingarmyr□ac□edAld□□ia□□a□□us□□sthefir□ttovolu□teerto□efendhishomeland□Withhi□s□or□inh□nd□ndarmor□hini□gin□he□u□light,her□deout□o□ee□theenemyonthebattlefield.Th□□ddswereagains□him□b□□Marcus□su□w□□□ringresolvegavehop□to□isc□□□a□esandstru□□fearintoth□heartso□hi□foes. Whenne□□ofanin□ad□ngarmyreache□Aldor□a,Marcuswasthefi□sttovolu□teert□defendhish□melan□□□ithhisswordinhandan□armorshining□nthes□nlight,herodeou□tomeettheenem□on□he□attlefield.Theoddsw□r□aga□nst□im□b□□□□r□us'sunwaveri□□res□lv□□aveh□peto□iscomradesand□□ruc□fearintotheheartsofhis□o□s.□> Wh□n□e□sofaninvadin□ar□yrea□h□dAldoria,M□rcuswas□hefirstto□olunte□r□odefen□hishomela□d.Withhiss□ordinhandandarmorshin□ngin□hes□n□i□ht,her□deouttome□tthe□nemyo□thebat□lefiel□□Theod□swereaga□nst□im□□utMarcus's□nwaveringresolvega□e□□pe□ohisco□radesan□□truckfeari□totheheart□ofhisf□es.