□hen□□wsof□ninvadingarmy□ea□hedAld□ria,Marcuswasthe□□r□tto□olunteer□ode□endhishom□□and.□ithhi□swordinha□d□nda□morshininginthesunlight,her□d□out□omeetthe□nemy□nthebatt□efield.Theoddswereagainsthim□□ut□arcu□'sunwaveringre□olvegav□hope□ohisc□mrade□andstr□ckf□□rin□othehea□ts□f□isfoes.<□p> Whennewsofa□invadingarmyreachedA□dori□,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunt□ertodef□ndhishomel□nd.Wit□hisswordinhanda□darmorsh□nin□i□□hesun□ig□t,he□od□outtom□e□theenemyo□thebattlefie□d.Theoddswereaga□nsthim,butM□rcus□sunwavering□esolveg□vehopetohiscomra□es□ndstruckfear□ntoth□heartsof□isfoes□ Whennewso□aninvadin□arm□reached□□dori□,Marcuswasthefirsttovol□nt□ertodefe□dh□shomeland.W□thhisswordi□□and□nda□morshinin□inthesunlight,herodeoutto□□et□h□enemyo□theb□ttlefield.T□eoddswereagainsthim,□u□Marc□s'sun□a□□ringresol□e□a□e□opetohi□comrades□nds□ruc□fea□in□otheh□artsof□isfoes. Whe□n□wsofan□nvadin□army□ea□□ed□ldoria□Marcuswa□thefirs□tovolunteertodefendhi□homeland.□i□h□□ssword□nhandandarmo□sh□n□ngint□esun□ight,hero□eoutt□meet□heenemyo□theb□ttl□fi□ld.Theoddswereag□inst□im,butM□rc□s'sunwaveringres□lveg□vehop□to□iscomrade□andstr□c□feari□tothehea□tsofhis□oes. When□ewsofaninva□ingarmyrea□hedAl□oria,M□rcu□wasthefirsttovolunt□□r□odefendhish□m□□a□d.□□□hhis□□ordinhandand□rmors□in□ngi□thesu□□igh□,herodeouttomeettheenem□ontheb□□tle□ield.The□ddswere□gainsthim,b□tMarcus's□nwav□ri□gresolvegav□□ope□ohisc□mrade□□n□struckfearintoth□heartsofh□□fo□s.