Whennew□ofani□vad□ngarmyreachedAldo□ia,Marcus□asthefirst□□volun□eertodefe□dhish□meland.W□□hhis□wordinhandandarmorshiningint□esunlight□herodeouttomeettheene□□onthebattlefie□d.Th□o□dswer□a□ain□thim,□utMarcus'su□wave□i□gr□s□l□egav□hopet□hisco□radesandstruckf□a□int□theheart□o□his□□e□□ Whennew□ofan□nvadingarmyrea□hedAldor□a,□□rc□swasthefirst□ov□lunt□ertodefendhishomeland.□ithhisswor□inha□□andarmors□in□ngin□hesunlight,herodeou□t□m□etthee□emyonthe□□t□lef□eld□Theod□swereag□insthim,butMa□cus'sunwaverin□□esol□e□a□□ho□etoh□scomr□desands□ruckfearinto□heheartsofhi□□oes. Whennewsofani□va□ing□□m□reached□□dori□,Marcuswa□t□efirs□□ovolun□eertod□fendhishomeland.Wi□hhiss□ord□nh□□da□dar□o□shiningint□esunlight□□□rod□o□tt□meettheen□myonthebat□lefield□Theoddswereagainst□im,butM□□c□s□sun□a□ering□□□olvega□eho□□toh□scom□adesandst□uckf□ar□nto□heheartso□hisfoes. □hennewsof□□□□vad□□garmyreached□l□ori□,Marcusw□sthefirst□o□□lunteertod□fendhi□homelan□.□it□□i□s□□rd□nh□ndandarmorshi□ing□nthesunli□ht,herodeout□omeetthe□nem□on□hebattlefield.Th□oddswereagainst□im,butMarcus□□unw□vering□esol□egav□hopetohiscomrades□nds□ru□kfearintotheheartso□hisfoes.<□p><□>Whennew□of□ninvadinga□my□eachedAld□ria,Marcuswasthefi□st□ovolu□teertod□fendhishome□and.Wi□hhissword□nhandan□armorshininginthe□unlight□herodeouttomeettheenemy□nthebattlef□eld□T□eodds□erea□ainsthim,butMarc□s's□□waveri□gres□lveg□ve□op□tohiscomradesandstruckfe□rintoth□hea□□sofhis□oes. Whennewsofaninv□□i□garmyre□□hedA□doria,M□rc□swasthefi□sttov□lunteertodefen□hisho□eland.W□th□isswor□inh□ndanda□□orshin□n□in□hesunli□ht,h□rodeouttomee□the□nemyon□hebatt□efield.Theodds□ereagainsthim□butM□r□u□'□u□waveringresolvegave□opetoh□□□omra□esa□□struckfearintotheh□arts□fh□sfoes.