Whenne□so□anin□□dingarmyreached□ld□ria,Marcuswasthef□r□tt□vol□nteerto□efendhishome□□nd.Withhisswor□inhandan□armorshiningin□he□unlight,hero□eo□ttomeettheenemyo□t□eba□tlefield.Theoddswe□□against□im,b□tMarcus'su□waveri□gresolvegavehopet□□iscom□adesandstruckfea□in□otheheartsofhisfoes. <□>When□e□sofaninvadin□ar□yreache□Ald□ria,□ar□u□w□□thefi□sttovolunte□□todef□□dhishomeland.Withhisswor□i□han□andarmorshininginth□sunlight,her□□e□u□tomee□th□e□emyonthebatt□e□ie□d.Theoddswereagai□sthim,but□arcus□sunwaveringresolve□□vehope□oh□s□omradesandstruck□earin□othehear□s□□hisfoes. Wh□n□ewsofaninvadingarm□□eachedA□d□ri□,Ma□c□swasthefirstt□volu□tee□tod□fen□hishomeland.Withhisswordinhandandarmorsh□ningin□□esun□i□ht,he□od□outtomeettheene□yonthe□attl□fie□□.Theoddswereaga□ns□him,b□tM□rc□s's□nwavering□esolvegavehop□tohi□comr□d□sandstruckf□arintotheheartsof□isf□es. When□ewsofa□inv□di□□armyrea□h□dAld□□ia,□arcusw□s□hef□rsttovol□□te□rtodefendh□sho□eland□W□thhisswordinhandandarmors□i□i□g□nth□sun□ight,herodeoutto□e□tthe□nemyo□thebatt□efield.The□□□swereagai□s□□im,□□t□arcus'sunwaveringres□lvega□ehopeto□iscomrade□ands□ruckfea□intoth□hear□sofh□sfoes. Whe□new□of□n□nva□ingarmyreachedAldoria□M□rcuswasthefirs□tovolunt□ertodefendhis□omeland.W□□hhisswor□inhan□an□armor□hininginthe□□nlig□□,herodeouttomee□theen□myonth□□at□l□field□Theoddswere□gainsthim,□utMarcus'sunwaver□ngresolve□avehopetoh□s□□mradesandstruckfearinto□he□ear□so□□is□oes.