Whennewsof□n□n□adingarmyre□□hedAldoria,Marc□□w□st□efirs□to□olunteertode□endhishome□and.□□thhisswordinhand□ndarmo□shiningin□hesunlight,herode□uttomee□theene□yon□heb□tt□e□i□□□.T□eoddswer□a□ainsthim,but□arcus'sunwaveringreso□veg□veh□p□t□hiscomradesandstr□ck□earintotheheart□ofhisfoes□ Whe□□ewsofa□inv□dingarmyreac□□d□ldoria,□□rc□swas□hefirsttov□lunt□ertodef□nd□isho□eland.Withhiss□ordinhandandarmorshininginthesu□light□herod□outtome□ttheenemyonthebat□lefi□ld.Th□o□dswereagainsth□m,butMarcus□□unwaveri□gr□□o□vegavehopetohiscomradesandstruckf□arin□otheh□artsofhisfoe□. Whennewsofan□nv□din□□rmyr□ach□dAldor□a,Marcuswasthe□irstt□volunteer□odefendhish□m□la□□.Wi□hhisswor□i□ha□dandarm□rshi□□□gi□thesunlight,he□od□□u□tomeet□□□enem□onthebattlefield.Th□oddswe□eag□□□sthim,but□a□c□□□sunwave□ingresol□egaveh□petohiscomradesa□□s□ruckfearinto□hehear□sofh□sfo□s.<□□> Whenne□sofaninva□ingarmyreached□ldoria,Marcus□asth□fir□ttovolunt□□rtodefendh□shomeland.Withhi□□wordin□an□a□darmorshininginthes□nlight,herode□uttomeettheenemyontheba□t□efield.T□□od□□□er□against□im,butMa□□u□'□unw□verin□□e□□lvegavehope□ohiscomradesand□□ruckfearintothehe□□tso□hisfoes. When□ewsofaninv□din□army□eached□ld□r□a,Mar□uswasthefirst□ovo□u□teert□defendhishomel□n□.Wit□hissw□rdinh□ndan□ar□orshinin□in□hesunlight,her□de□□□to□eettheene□□ontheb□□tl□fie□d.Theodd□wereagai□s□hi□,butMarcus'su□wavering□esolve□avehop□tohisc□mra□es□ndstruckfearintothe□eart□ofhis□oes.□/p><□>Whenn□ws□faninv□dingarmyreachedA□doria,Marcuswa□thefirstto□□lun□eertodefendhishome□an□.W□thhisswor□in□andand□□m□rshininginthe□unlight,h□ro□eou□□omeet□heenemyo□th□bat□lefield□□heoddswereagainsthim,bu□Ma□cu□'□unw□vering□eso□vegavehopet□h□sc□mrades□ndstru□kf□arinto□heheartsofhisfoe□.