□□e□newsof□ninvadingarm□reachedAldoria,Marcuswa□t□efirstt□vol□□teer□odefen□hish□meland.Withhis□□ordinhandan□armorshininginthesunlight,□er□deout□□meetthe□nemyo□the□att□□f□e□□.Theoddsw□reagainsthim,butMarcus'□unwa□eringresolv□gave□op□toh□scomr□de□□n□str□ckfear□ntothe□ear□s□fhisfo□□□ Whennewsofaninvadin□armyreachedAldo□ia,Ma□cuswasthefirsttovol□ntee□tod□fendhishomeland.Wi□hhisswordinhanda□darm□rshinin□inthesun□ight□her□deoutto□□et□heenemyo□th□battlefi□l□.The□dd□wereagainsthim,bu□Marc□s'□unwav□ringresolveg□veh□p□tohisco□r□desandstruc□fearin□otheh□artsofhisfoe□. W□ennewso□anin□adin□army□e□chedAldori□,Ma□cus□□sth□f□r□ttovolunte□rtodefendhishomel□nd.Wi□hhisswordinhan□andar□orshininginthesu□ligh□,h□rodeout□omeet□heen□myonthe□attl□f□eld.Th□□ddswereagainsth□m,butMarcus'sunwavering□esol□egavehopetohiscomra□esandstruckfearintotheheartsofh□sfoes.□><□>□hen□ewsofaninvadingar□y□eac□ed□ldoria,Mar□uswasthefir□tt□v□luntee□todefe□dh□□□omela□d.Wit□his□w□□dinhandandarmorshiningi□t□es□nl□□ht,h□rodeouttome□tthe□nemyon□hebattlefield.T□eo□dsw□□e□g□insthi□,butMarcus'sun□averingr□s□l□e□avehop□tohisc□mr□desandstruckf□a□i□totheheartsof□isfoes. □hennewsofaninva□□ngarm□reache□□l□or□□,M□rcu□□as□he□irstto□□lu□teertodefendhish□m□l□nd.Wi□□□iss□ordinhanda□darm□rshininginthesun□□ght□h□r□d□□utto□□ett□eenemyon□heb□tt□efield□Theo□dswereagainsthim□butMarcus'sunwaveringres□l□egaveho□etohisc□mra□esandstruckf□arint□theheartsofh□sfoes.□>