Whenne□so□ani□vadinga□m□re□chedAldoria,□arcus□asthefirstto□oluntee□todefe□dhisho□e□a□d.Withh□ss□ordinhanda□□armorshi□inginthesu□l□ght,h□rodeouttomeett□ee□□my□ntheba□tlefie□d.Th□□□dsw□r□□gain□t□im□but□□□cus'su□w□verin□re□olvegavehopetohiscomradesand□tru□kfearintoth□he□rtsofhisfoes.□> When□ewsofaninva□inga□myrea□□edAl□or□a□Marcuswasthefir□tt□volunteertodefend□isho□eland□Withhi□s□□rdi□hand□ndarmor□h□ninginthe□unl□gh□,h□rodeo□ttomee□t□eenem□onth□bat□le□ield.Theo□□s□erea□□insth□□,but□□rcus'sunw□ver□n□res□lve□avehop□□ohisco□radesandstruckfea□intot□eh□artsofhisfoes. Wh□nnews□faninvadinga□myreachedAldoria,Marcuswast□efirs□tov□lunte□rtodefendh□shomeland.□ithhisswordinh□nda□□ar□orsh□ninginth□sunl□ght,□er□□e□u□tomeettheen□m□o□t□eb□t□lefi□l□.Theod□swereagain□thim,butMarcus'sunwa□er□ng□e□olvegave□□□etoh□□c□mr□d□□andstru□□fearintothehe□rtsofh□sfoes.<□p> Whennewsofaninvadingarmy□eac□□dA□doria,Marcu□wasthefirsttovolu□tee□todef□□□hishomeland.Withhisswordin□andandarmorshinin□inthesunlight,her□□eouttomeettheenemyont□ebattlefield.Theoddswereagainsthim,b□tMarcus'sunwa□erin□re□olvegavehopet□hiscomrade□an□str□ckfearintot□eheartso□hisfoes□□/□> □hennewsofanin□ading□rmyreachedAldoria□Marcuswast□efir□t□ovol□nt□ert□d□□endhishom□lan□.Withhisswo□dinhanda□darmorshin□nginthes□nlig□t□herodeo□tt□meetth□enemyo□□h□ba□tlef□eld.Theodds□e□eagainst□im,but□arcus's□□waveri□greso□vegaveh□petohiscomra□esand□t□u□□fearintothehea□t□ofhis□□es.