Whennewso□aninv□dingarm□reachedA□□ori□,M□r□uswasthefirsttovolunteertode□□ndh□shomeland.Withhis□w□rdinhand□nda□morshin□nginthes□nl□ght,herodeouttome□tt□eenemyonthe□attlefie□d.Theoddswere□gain□□him,□utMarcus'sunwa□ering□esolv□□ave□op□□ohiscomradesandstruckfearintoth□□eartso□hisfoes.□><□□Whennewsof□ninvadi□garm□re□□hedAldoria□Marcuswas□hefirsttovol□nte□□todefe□dhishomel□nd.Withhiss□or□inhandan□armors□inin□i□□hesunlight,herodeoutt□meet□□eenemyo□thebatt□□fiel□.□heoddswereaga□nsthi□,butMarcus'sun□avering□esolvegav□hop□t□hiscom□adesan□stru□kfea□□n□otheheartsof□isfoes. Whennew□ofaninva□inga□m□reache□□ldoria,Marcus□as□hefirs□to□olunt□e□□o□e□endhishomeland.With□isswordinhandanda□morsh□ni□□□nthes□nlig□t,herodeo□ttomeettheenemyonthebatt□e□ield.Theoddswer□a□a□nst□im,but□a□cus'sunwaver□ngresolvegave□o□etohisco□r□desandstr□□kfeari□totheh□ar□s□fhisfoes. Whe□newsofani□vadin□armyreache□□□do□□□,M□rcus□asthef□r□tt□□o□unteertodefe□dhishomelan□.□ithhisswor□inh□ndanda□morshi□□n□inthesunl□ght,h□□od□outtomeet□heenemyonthebatt□□fie□d.Theod□s□ereagainsthim□□u□Ma□□us'su□wa□er□ngreso□veg□vehopet□□iscomradesandstr□ckfearintoth□heartso□hisf□es□□□ Whennew□ofaninvadingarmyr□□chedAldoria,Marc□□□a□thefi□□□tovo□u□teertodefendhishomeland.□it□his□wordinhandand□r□orshiningi□thesun□ig□t,□e□odeouttom□etthe□nem□onthebat□le□ield.Theoddswereag□insth□m,but□arcus'sun□□verin□□eso□v□gave□o□etohiscom□ad□sand□□ru□kf□arintoth□hea□tso□hisfo□s□ □hennewsofaninvadingarmy□eached□□doria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunteer□odef□ndhi□home□and□With□issw□rdinhandanda□mor□hining□nth□□unlight,herodeou□tomeettheenem□ontheba□tlefiel□.Theoddswerea□ains□him,b□□Marcus'sunwav□ringresolvegavehope□□hiscomrad□sa□dst□uckfeari□tothehea□tsofhis□oe□.