□hennewsofanin□ad□n□army□ea□hed□ldori□,□arcus□as□hefirsttovol□ntee□□o□e□endhish□meland.□it□his□wor□inha□dandarm□rshininginthesun□ight,□erodeouttomeettheen□myontheb□ttlefield.Theoddswereag□i□sthim,bu□Marcus'sun□a□eri□gr□□olv□ga□ehopetohis□omr□d□san□stru□kf□□rin□ot□eh□□rtsofh□sfoe□. Whenn□wsof□n□□vadi□garmyreach□dA□doria,Ma□cuswasth□firstt□volunteert□defendhishomeland.Withh□ss□ordi□h□ndan□a□morsh□□inginthesunlight□herod□o□ttome□tth□e□em□o□theb□ttlefield.Theoddswe□□againsthim,butMarcus'sunwa□eringre□o□v□g□□ehopetohiscomra□□sa□□struckfeari□to□heheartsofhisfoes.□/p><□>Whennew□ofaninvadi□garmyr□a□hed□ldo□ia□Marcu□wasthefi□sttovolu□teertodefendhishomelan□.□it□hiss□ordinhandan□armorshinin□inthesu□l□ght,he□odeouttom□□tthe□nemyonthe□attl□f□□ld.The□ddsw□reagainsthim,butMa□c□s'sunwaveringre□o□v□gave□opeto□iscomrade□a□dstru□kf□arintothehearts□f□isfoes.□> □□e□n□wsofaninvadi□gar□yre□chedAldoria,□ar□uswas□h□firstto□olunteert□defendh□shomela□d.Withhisswordinhan□andarmor□hin□□ginthesunl□□ht,herodeout□omee□□heenemyont□ebattl□fie□□.□h□odds□ereagainsthim□bu□M□rc□s'su□□averingresolve□a□ehopetohi□comradesandstruc□□earintothehea□tsofh□sfoes.□> Whenne□sofaninvadinga□my□eache□Aldori□,M□rcuswas□hefi□sttovolunte□rtodefendhishome□and.W□thhis□wordinhand□ndarm□rshi□inginthesu□light,□e□odeo□ttomeett□eene□yo□t□eba□tlefi□ld.Theodd□w□□□□gai□s□him,butMarcus□□unw□veringresolv□gaveho□etohiscomrad□sa□dstruc□fearintotheheartsof□□sfoe□. □h□nnew□ofan□nvading□r□□rea□hedAl□ori□,Marc□swasthef□rst□ovolunteertodefendhishomeland.□ithhisswordinhand□ndar□□r□h□ninginthesunl□ght,h□rod□outtomeettheenemyon□hebat□lefield.Theoddswe□□againsthi□,butM□rcus'sunwave□ingres□lvegav□hopetohiscomrades□ndstruckfeari□to□heheartso□hisfoes.