Whenne□sofa□□nvadingarmyre□c□ed□ldo□ia□Mar□u□was□h□firs□tovol□nt□□rt□defendhishome□□nd□Withhisswordinhandandarmorshi□inginthesunlight,h□rodeou□□omeetthee□emyon□he□attlefi□ld.T□□□dds□e□eag□insthi□,butMa□□us's□nwaveringresolv□□ave□opetohiscomradesan□struckfearinto□heh□□rtsofhisfoes.□□□> Whennew□ofaninvadi□garmyreachedAldoria,Marcus□as□he□irsttovo□unt□ertodefendhi□h□me□and.Withh□sswordinhandan□armo□shi□inginthesunli□□□,hero□e□ut□omeettheen□myonth□ba□tlefie□□.Theodds□ereag□in□th□m,butMarcus'su□waveringresolvegaveho□etohiscomra□es□□dstruckfearin□ot□eheartso□□is□□es. Whennewsofanin□adinga□myrea□hedAldoria,M□rcus□□sthefirs□□ovolunte□rt□d□fendhish□mel□nd□W□thhisswo□di□handandarm□rshiningin□□e□unligh□□herodeout□□mee□th□enemyontheb□ttlef□□ld.T□eod□swer□againsthim,butMar□us's□nwaveringres□lvegavehopet□hiscomradesandstruckfearintothe□eartsof□i□foes. Whe□□ewsof□ninva□i□garmyreac□edAl□or□□,Ma□cus□asthefirst□o□olunt□er□odefen□hi□□om□land.□it□□is□wo□dinh□nd□□darmorshi□inginthe□unligh□□herode□u□tomeettheenemyonthebattlefield.Theo□dswereagains□hi□,butM□rcu□'sunw□ve□i□gresolv□gaveho□et□hiscom□□desandstruckfea□into□heheartsofhisfoe□.