Whennew□o□aninvad□□gar□yrea□h□dAldor□a,□a□c□swast□□firsttovo□□n□eertodefendhishomeland.Wi□hhi□swordinhan□andarmors□i□in□inth□su□light,he□odeo□ttomee□□heenemyontheb□ttlefield.The□ddsw□r□againsth□m,□utMarcus'□unwa□□ringr□s□lv□□avehopetohiscomradesandstr□ckf□a□intothehea□tsofhisfoes. When□ewsofaninva□□ng□rmy□e□chedAldor□a,Marcuswa□thefirstt□v□lunte□rto□□fe□dh□sho□□lan□.W□t□hisswordin□anda□darmor□□ini□ginthesunligh□,herodeoutto□e□□theen□myonth□battlefield.T□□oddswereagainsthim□□ut□arcus'sunwaver□ng□esolvegaveh□p□tohis□om□adesandst□uckfearintothehear□s□fhisfoes. □hen□ewso□a□i□v□dingar□□reachedAldoria,Ma□□u□w□s□□efi□sttovolun□eertode□endhishomeland.Withhisswordi□handanda□□□r□hin□n□i□thesunlight□herode□uttomeetth□□nemyonth□b□t□lefiel□.□h□o□dswere□□ainsthi□□b□tMarcus'sunw□v□□□ngresolveg□□e□opeto□iscomradesand□t□uckfearinto□he□e□rts□fhisfo□s. W□ennewsofaninvadingarm□reac□edAldoria,Mar□uswa□thef□r□□tovolunt□ertod□□en□hish□meland.Wit□h□sswordin□andandar□o□s□ininginthesunlight,herode□ut□omeettheenemyonthebatt□e□ield□Theod□sw□□eagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwaver□ngre□olvegavehopetohiscomrade□a□dstruckfearintothe□eartsof□isfoes. Whennewsofan□nv□d□ngarmyre□c□edAldori□,Marcuswasth□firstt□voluntee□todefendh□shomeland.Wi□□hissw□rdinha□danda□morshini□ginthes□n□ight□herodeou□tomeetth□e□e□yon□he□a□tlefield.Theoddswer□agains□hi□,b□tMarcu□□sunwaveringr□solvega□ehop□to□is□omra□e□andst□u□kfe□r□nto□hehearts□fhisf□es□ When□ewsofani□vadinga□□yr□□ched□ldori□,Marcus□asthefirsttovolunte□rtod□fe□dhishomeland.Withhisswordinhandandarmorshininginthesun□ig□t,h□□odeouttomeett□eene□yo□thebattlefield.Th□□ddswereagai□sth□m,b□tMarcus'sunwaveringres□□vega□ehopetohiscom□adesandstruckf□ari□toth□he□rtsofhis□oes.□>