Whennewsofa□□□vad□□garmyreachedAldori□,Marc□swasthefirs□□ovolunt□e□todefendhis□om□land.Withh□ssword□□han□anda□morshiningin□□esu□lig□t,her□deouttomee□the□nemyonth□b□ttlefi□ld.Theodds□e□e□□ainsthim,but□arcus'sunw□ver□□gresolv□ga□ehopetohis□omradesandstruckfeari□totheheartsofhisfoes. W□ennew□ofan□nv□dingarmyreache□Aldor□a,□□r□u□w□sthe□irs□tovo□untee□to□efen□hishomelan□.□ithhi□swordinhandand□□morshi□inginthesu□li□□t,□erodeout□omeet□heenemyonthebattlefie□d.Theoddswe□eagainsthim,but□arcus'□unwaver□□gre□olve□□ve□o□etohisco□ra□es□□dst□uckfe□rintotheheartso□his□oes.□>□□>Whennewsofanin□adingarmyre□c□edA□do□ia,Marcuswasthefirst□ovoluntee□□□de□endh□sh□me□□nd□Withhis□word□nhandandarmorsh□n□nginth□su□light,her□deo□□t□meetthee□emy□nthebatt□□□ield.Theo□dswereagain□thim,butMarc□s□sunwav□□ing□e□ol□□g□ve□opet□hisc□m□adesandstruckfeari□□othehear□sofhisf□es. Whennewsofaninvading□rmyr□a□hedAldoria,Marcuswasth□firs□tovolunteertod□fendhish□meland.Withhisswordinhandandarm□r□h□ni□ginthesunl□□□t,□ero□eou□t□□eettheenemyonthebattlefield.Theo□ds□e□eagainsthim□butMarcus□su□waver□ngres□lveg□v□□opet□hiscomradesandstruckfea□int□□heh□arts□fhisfoes.□/□>