Whenn□wsofaninvadingar□□reachedAldori□,Marcuswasthefirsttovo□□nte□rto□efendhis□omeland.With□iss□ordi□h□ndand□rmors□i□i□□inthesunlight,he□odeoutto□eettheene□yonth□battlef□el□□Theoddswerea□ainsthim,□□tMa□c□s□sunwaveringre□o□vegavehopetohiscomrades□ndstruckfe□rintoth□hear□sofhisf□es. Whenne□sofani□□adin□armyreachedAldoria□M□r□□swa□t□ef□rstto□olunt□ertodefendhisho□eland.□ith□□□sw□rd□□handand□rm□rshininginthesunlight,herode□utt□□eetth□e□emyonthebat□le□iel□.Theod□swereagain□thim,bu□Marc□s'sunwaveringresolveg□□ehopetohis□omra□esan□□truc□f□ari□totheheartso□h□□□oes. □hennews□□aninvad□ngarmyreachedAldori□,Marcuswa□thefirsttov□lu□t□ertode□endhi□homeland□Withh□sswordi□ha□dandarmor□hi□in□i□□hesu□li□ht,herodeoutt□mee□□□eenemyo□theb□□tlefi□ld.Theod□s□ere□gainsthim,bu□Marcus'sunw□□e□i□gresolveg□vehopeto□iscomrad□sandst□□c□□eari□□oth□heartsofhisfoes.□/p> Whennewsofa□invadingarmyreache□Aldo□ia,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunte□□tode□endhis□□meland.Wit□hi□□wordinhand□n□armorshi□ingi□thes□nlight,herodeo□□tomeettheen□myonthebat□lefield.□□eoddswere□gains□him,but□arcu□'sunwav□r□ngresol□e□□veho□□tohi□comradesandstru□kfearint□□□□heartsofhisfoes. □henne□sofani□vading□r□y□eachedAldor□a,Marcus□asthefirsttov□luntee□todefendhishomel□nd.Withhisswo□dinhandandarmo□shininginthesu□ligh□,□erodeout□omeettheenemyo□the□attlefie□d.Theoddswerea□ainsthim□butM□r□u□'□un□averingreso□□□gav□hopetohiscomr□□esand□□ru□kf□arintot□eheartso□□isf□es. Whennews□faninvadingarmyreachedA□doria□M□rcu□wast□efirstt□volun□eertodefendhish□mel□nd.Withhiss□ordinhanda□darmorshinin□inthe□unl□ght,he□odeouttomeettheenemyont□ebatt□e□i□ld.□□□□□dswereagain□thi□□butMarc□s's□nwavering□esol□□g□□ehopet□his□omr□desand□truckfea□□nt□t□eheartsof□isfoes.□/p>