Whenn□□sofaninvading□□myreache□Aldo□ia,Ma□cuswasth□fi□sttovo□unteertodefe□dhis□o□elan□.Withhiss□ordi□handandarm□□shiningint□esunlig□t,herodeouttomeetthee□em□ont□ebatt□efield.T□eodds□ereag□in□th□m□butMarcus's□nwavering□esolv□gavehopetohiscomradesan□struck□□ari□t□theh□artso□hisfoes.□/□□ Whennewsofaninva□ingarmyr□ac□□dAldoria,Marcu□wasthe□irst□ovolunteertodef□□dhishomeland.W□thhi□s□ordinhandandarmorshini□ginthes□nlight,h□rodeouttomeett□eenem□onthebattle□i□ld.□he□□d□we□eagainsthi□,butMarcus'su□waveringr□□olveg□v□hope□o□iscomrade□an□stru□kfearintothehea□tsofh□sfo□s. Whe□n□wsof□nin□adingarm□reachedA□d□ria,Marcuswasthefi□s□to□olunte□□tod□fe□d□is□□melan□.Wit□hissw□□dinhandandarmorshininginthesunl□ght,h□rod□□uttomeet□heenemy□ntheb□ttlef□□ld.T□eoddsw□reaga□□s□him,butMar□us'sunwaveringresolvegavehop□tohiscomr□desa□□struckfea□in□oth□□e□rtsofh□sfoes.□> Whennewsofanin□adin□army□□a□□edAldori□,Mar□uswasthefirst□□volun□eertodefendhishome□an□.Wi□hh□sswordi□han□anda□□ors□in□n□inthesunligh□□h□ro□□outtome□t□□ee□emyonthebattle□iel□.T□□□□dswer□aga□nsthim,butMarcus'sunwaveri□g□□solvegavehopetohiscomradesandstruckfea□intotheheartsofhis□oes.□/p□ W□□nnewsof□□invadingar□yreachedA□doria□Marcu□wasthe□irsttovolun□e□□□□de□e□dhishom□land.Withhis□wordin□andandar□or□□iningint□e□un□□ght□□erode□uttomeet□h□enem□onthebat□lefi□□□.□heoddswere□gainsthim,butMarcus'sunwa□eri□gresolv□gav□□opet□hiscomr□desandstruckfearintotheheartsofhis□o□s.□> Whennewsofan□□□adingarmyreach□d□ldori□,Mar□uswast□efirsttovo□unteertodefe□dhishom□lan□.Wit□hisswordinhandandarmorshinin□□□□□e□□□li□ht,her□deout□omeettheenemyonthebattle□ield.The□d□swere□gainsthi□,butMarc□s's□nwa□□ringreso□□egavehopetohisco□radesandstruckfearinto□heheartsofhisfoes.