Whennewsofaninvadingar□yrea□hedAl□□ria,Marcuswas□hefi□sttovolunt□e□todefendhis□omelan□.Withh□□swordi□handa□darm□r□□ininginthesun□ight,herodeouttomeettheene□yontheb□tt□efiel□.Theodds□erea□ains□him,butMarcus'□unw□veringr□solvegav□hopetohiscomr□desandstruckfea□intoth□h□artsof□□s□□□s.□/p> Wh□nne□□□f□ninvadin□ar□yre□c□e□Aldoria,Marcuswast□efirsttovolunte□r□odefendhish□mela□d.Wit□hisswordin□an□andarm□rshin□nginthesunlight□h□ro□e□□tto□e□t□heenemyo□th□bat□lef□eld.Th□odd□wereagainsthi□,□□tMarcus'sunwaveringr□s□□vegaveho□e□ohiscomradesandstruckfe□ri□totheh□□rtsofhisfoes.<□p> Whennew□ofaninvadinga□myr□□c□edAld□□ia,Marcu□was□hef□rs□t□volunt□ertodefe□□hi□homeland.□i□hhis□wo□dinhandandarm□rs□iningi□t□es□nlight,□er□de□□ttomeetth□enemyonthebattlefield.Theodd□wereagainsth□m□butMarcus'sunwa□ering□esolvegavehopeto□isc□mrad□s□ndst□□ckfe□rinto□heheartso□hisfoes. □hennewsofaninvadin□□rmyreachedAldoria,Marc□swasthe□irst□□voluntee□todefendh□shom□la□d.W□thhisswordin□andandarmor□□ining□nthesunli□ht,h□r□deouttome□□t□een□m□o□the□attlefi□ld.Theoddswer□again□□him,butMarcus□s□□waveringres□l□egavehope□ohiscomr□□esandstruckfe□□in□□theh□artsofhisfoes.<□□>