Whe□n□wsofan□nvadin□armyr□ac□ed□ld□□ia,Marcuswasthefirsttovol□□teertod□f□nd□i□□omeland.Wi□hhi□s□or□i□handa□darmorsh□□ing□nthe□unlight□her□deou□t□□eettheenemyonthebattl□field.□heodd□□ere□g□insth□m,bu□Marcus'su□wa□eringresolv□gavehopeto□isco□rades□ndstr□ckf□ar□nt□□hehe□rtsofh□sf□es. Whenne□sofani□vadingarmyreache□Aldoria□Marcusw□sthefirs□tovolu□□eertodefe□dhishomelan□.□ithhisswor□in□andand□rmors□ini□g□nthesunlight,h□rodeouttomee□□heen□myont□ebattlefield.Theodd□wereaga□nsthim,butMarcus'sunw□veringres□l□egaveh□pet□□□scomradesandstruckfea□□ntotheheartso□hisf□□s.<□p> □henne□s□f□ni□vad□ngarm□reached□□dori□,□arcuswa□thefir□□to□o□unteertodefendhish□meland.Wi□hh□s□wo□dinhandandar□orsh□ningi□th□sunli□ht□herodeou□tomee□thee□emyo□the□att□□field.The□d□swere□gainst□im,butMarcus's□nwa□eringres□□vegave□opetohiscomradesandstruckfearintoth□heartsofhisfoes□□□p>□p>Whennewsofaninvadingarmyre□chedAldoria,Mar□uswasthefirsttovolunteert□de□endhi□homela□d.Withhissw□□dinh□nd□n□armorshini□ginthesu□ligh□,hero□e□ut□omeettheenemyonth□ba□tlefield.Theodds□□r□againsthim,bu□Marcus'□u□wave□ingre□olvegaveh□petohiscomrade□andstru□kfearintothe□eartsofhisf□es.□> Whennew□ofaninv□dinga□□yreachedAldoria,Marcu□wa□thefirsttovolunteertod□fe□dhishomeland.□ithhis□wor□inhand□□□armorshini□□int□esunlight,herod□outtome□tth□enemyonth□ba□tlefield□T□eodd□wereagainsthim,butMar□us's□nwaveri□□resolv□g□veho□□to□□scomradesand□truc□fearinto□hehearts□fh□s□oe□.□/p□<□>□henn□wsofaninvadingarmyreachedAldor□□,Marcusw□□□he□irstto□olu□□e□r□odefendhishomeland.W□thh□□sw□rdinhandan□ar□orshiningint□esunligh□,herod□out□ome□ttheenemyontheba□tle□□eld.Theodd□wereaga□nst□im,b□t□arcus'su□waveringresol□egavehopeto□iscomr□desand□truckf□ari□totheheartsof□i□foe□□