W□□nnew□ofaninvadi□garmyreachedA□dori□□Marcuswast□efirsttovolunteertodef□ndhishomeland□Withhisswo□dinh□nd□ndarmorshininginthesu□light,□erodeou□t□mee□theen□m□ontheb□□tlef□e□d.Theoddswereagainsth□m,butMarcus'sun□ave□ingreso□vegavehop□toh□□comrad□san□st□u□kfe□□i□tot□eheartsofhis□□es. W□en□ew□ofan□nvad□n□ar□yr□achedAld□ria,Marcusw□s□hefirsttovolunteer□odefendhishomel□n□.Wit□h□sswordinhandandar□o□shiningin□hesunlight□□erode□uttomee□t□e□ne□yonth□□attlefield.Theoddswereagainsthim□butM□r□us'□unwav□ringresolv□gavehop□t□his□omrades□□dstruckfeari□to□hehe□rt□o□□isfoes. Whe□news□fa□i□vading□rmyr□achedAld□ria,Marcus□a□□hefirst□ovo□untee□t□defendhis□om□land.Withhis□wordinhan□□n□armo□sh□ni□□□nthesunl□gh□□h□□odeou□tomee□theene□yo□theb□ttlefield.□heo□ds□ereagai□s□him,b□□M□rcus's□nwaveringreso□vega□ehop□tohi□comradesandstruckfearint□theh□ar□sof□isfoes.□> Whennewsofaninvad□ngarmyr□achedA□doria,M□rcuswas□hef□rsttovolunteer□odefendhishomeland.□ith□isswordin□a□d□n□ar□orshininginthesunlight,her□deouttomeettheenemyon□hebattlefie□d.Theoddswer□□ga□nsthim,butMar□us'sunwa□er□ngresolveg□veho□□t□hisco□r□desand□truckf□arintot□eheartsofh□sfoe□.□/p> W□en□ewso□an□nvadingar□yreachedAldoria,□arcus□ast□efirsttov□lun□eertodefe□dh□□□o□eland.Wi□hhis□wordin□□ndandar□orshi□ing□n□h□s□□l□g□t,herodeoutt□me□ttheen□myon□hebattlefi□ld□□heodds□ereaga□ns□him□butM□rcus's□□wavering□esolvegavehopetohiscomradesandst□uckfea□intothe□ea□t□□fh□sfoes□ Whe□new□o□aninvadingarmyre□chedAl□oria,Marc□swasthe□irsttovoluntee□□□□ef□ndhi□h□mel□nd.Withhisswordinhandanda□morshinin□□nthesunli□ht,h□ro□eout□omeetth□e□e□yon□heba□tlefield.□heodds□ere□gainsthim,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolvegav□hopetohisco□rades□ndstruckfe□rintotheh□artsofhisfoes.