Whe□newsofaninvadi□garmyreach□dAldoria,Mar□uswasthef□r□tt□volu□teert□defendhishome□and□W□t□h□sswordi□handand□r□orshin□□ginthesunligh□,herodeouttomeettheen□myonthebattlefi□ld.Theodd□wereaga□nsth□m,butMarc□s'su□waveringresolveg□vehopetohisc□□□□desands□ruc□fearintotheheartsof□□sfoes. □h□nnewso□aninvadingarmyreachedA□doria,Marcusw□s□he□irsttovol□n□e□r□odef□n□h□shom□land.Withhiss□□rdinhandanda□morshin□ngin□hesunli□ht,herodeouttomeet□heen□myonthe□□tt□efiel□.Theod□swerea□a□□sthim□butMar□us'su□waveringresolveg□vehopetohiscomra□esandstr□ckfeari□totheheartsofhis□oes. □□>Whenn□wsofanin□a□in□army□eachedAldo□i□□Ma□c□swas□h□f□rs□tovolunteertodefe□dhish□me□and□Withhisswor□i□han□andarmorshininginthesu□light,hero□eou□□omeet□□□enemy□n□heb□t□le□ield.□heoddswereagainsthim,□utM□r□us'sun□a□eringresolvegavehopetoh□scomradesandstru□□□ea□into□□eheartsofhis□oes. Wh□nnewsofani□vadingarmy□eache□Al□or□a,Ma□□uswasthef□rsttovol□nt□□rtod□fendh□shomeland.Withhisswordin□andand□rmorshininginth□sunli□ht,herode□uttomeetthee□emy□nthebat□□e□ield.Th□□ddswer□□ga□nst□im,butMarcus□sunwaveri□gresol□□□avehopetohiscomrades□ndst□uck□eari□toth□□□a□tsofhisfoes.<□p> Whennews□fa□invadingarmyr□achedAldoria,Marcuswas□hefirs□tovo□□nt□e□□ode□□ndhishomeland.□ithhissw□rdi□handand□□morshin□□gint□esunlight,h□□□deou□tomeettheenem□ont□ebat□lefield.Theodd□□ereag□in□thi□,b□□Marcus'sunwa□eringr□□olvegavehopetohisco□r□desandstr□ckfeari□t□th□h□□rtsofhisfoe□.