□henne□□of□□inv□□□ngarmyreach□d□□doria,Marcuswa□thef□rs□tov□luntee□□odefen□hishomela□d.Wi□hh□sswo□dinha□dandarmo□shinin□inthesunlight,herodeo□tt□me□□the□nemyontheb□ttlefield.Theoddswereagainsthim,□utMarcus'sunwaver□ngreso□□egave□opetohiscomrade□andstruc□fearinto□heheartsof□is□oe□. W□ennew□o□ani□vadin□arm□r□achedAldoria,Marcuswast□efirsttovolunteertodefendhisho□e□and.□it□hisswordin□an□and□rm□rshini□gi□thes□nlight,herodeouttomeetth□enemyonth□b□tt□efi□ld.The□ddswereagainsth□□□butMa□cus'su□waveringresol□ega□□ho□et□h□scomradesa□dstruck□earin□othe□eartsofhisfoe□□□/p> When□ewsofaninvading□rmyr□achedAldo□□a,Marcuswasthefirsttovolu□t□□rtod□fe□□hishomeland.Withhisswordinhandan□arm□rshiningi□th□s□nlig□t,he□odeoutt□m□ettheene□□onthebatt□efield□Theoddswe□eagainsthim,butMarcus'sun□av□ringres□□vegaveh□□etohisco□radesa□dstruc□feari□t□th□□eartsofhis□oes.□□ W□ennew□ofa□in□adingarmyr□achedAldoria,Marcusw□s□h□fi□sttovolunteert□defendhishom□la□d.With□issw□rd□nhandand□□mo□shiningin□hesunlight,□erodeout□o□ee□the□nemyonthebatt□efi□□□.Theoddswer□□gains□him,butMarcu□'sunwaveringr□so□ve□avehope□ohiscomradesandstruckfearint□thehea□tso□hisf□e□.