Wh□nn□w□of□ni□vadingarmyreachedAld□ria,Marcusw□sthefir□ttovolun□ee□todef□ndhishomela□d.Withhissw□r□in□andandarmorshininginthesunlight,herode□ut□om□ettheenemyonthebattl□field.The□ddswe□eagainsthi□,butMarcus'sunwaveringre□olvegavehopetohiscom□ades□ndstruckfearintoth□hear□sofhisfo□s.<□p> Whennew□ofan□□va□□ngarmy□ea□□edAldoria,M□rc□□w□sthefir□ttovolunt□□rtodefendhi□hom□l□□d□Withh□□swordinhandand□rmorsh□ninginthesunlight□h□rodeou□t□m□et□□een□myon□heb□□tle□ield.The□ddswereagainsthim,but□arcus's□n□averingresolvegavehope□□his□o□rades□nds□ruckfear□ntotheheartso□hi□□□es. Whe□newsof□ni□vadingar□yreachedAldori□,Marcu□wasthef□rsttovol□nteertodefe□d□i□home□a□d.Withhisswor□inh□ndandarmor□hiningi□t□esu□ligh□,her□deoutto□ee□□heenemyontheb□ttlefield.□heoddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'sun□□veringres□lve□aveho□eto□i□comradesandstr□ckfearintot□□□ear□sofhi□foe□□ Whe□ne□sofaninvad□ngarmyr□achedAldoria,□arcu□wasthefirs□tovolunteer□o□efe□dhish□meland.□it□hisswor□□nha□d□ndarm□□shi□in□i□thesunlight□her□d□outto□e□tth□enemyonthebattlefi□ld.Theo□dsw□rea□ai□sthim,bu□Marcus'su□waverin□resolve□avehop□tohiscomrade□an□struckfear□nto□h□hear□sof□i□foes.