Whenn□□□ofaninvad□□□ar□yreachedAldori□,□arcuswasthe□irsttovolunte□rto□ef□nd□ishom□land.□i□hhissw□rdi□hand□ndarmorshininginthesunlight□her□deout□ome□ttheen□myonthe□at□□e□ield.Theodds□ere□g□insthim,butM□rcus'su□wave□ingre□olvegave□opetohiscomr□□esandstru□□fearintotheheartsofhisfoe□. Whennewsofaninvadin□armyre□chedA□doria,Ma□cuswasthefir□t□□vo□unteerto□efendh□sho□el□nd□Withh□ss□ordinh□ndandarmorshi□i□gin□he□unlight,□erod□ou□t□meettheenemyonthebat□□efield.T□eoddswerea□ai□sthim,butMarcu□'sun□averingresolvegavehop□t□hi□comr□desandstruck□earin□othehea□tsofhisfo□s□□> Whennewsof□ni□vadi□□armyreachedA□□or□a,Mar□uswas□h□f□rst□o□□lun□eertodefen□hishomeland.Withhisswordinhandanda□mors□i□inginthesunlight□h□rodeouttomeettheenemyonthebattl□fi□ld□□heoddswere□gainsthi□,butMarcu□'sunwav□r□ngres□l□ega□eh□□etohi□co□ra□esandstruckfearint□th□heartsofhis□oes.<□p□ □he□new□o□□ninva□ingarmyreached□ldori□,Mar□□sw□s□h□firs□tovoluntee□todefen□hish□me□and.Withhisswordinhanda□darmorshining□nthesun□i□ht,□□ro□eouttomeett□eenemyonth□battlef□e□d.T□eodd□w□□eag□ins□him,butMarcus'su□waveri□□resolvegav□h□□etohiscomradesand□truckfearinto□hehear□sofhisfoes□□> Whennewsof□n□nvading□rmyre□chedAl□oria,Marcusw□sthefirsttovolunteertod□fe□d□ishomel□nd.Withh□s□□ordinh□ndandarmorshi□□ngint□esunl□gh□,he□odeouttomeettheenem□onthebattlefield.Theoddswereagainst□im,butM□rcus□□u□waveringreso□vega□ehopetohisco□radesand□□ruckfeari□totheh□□□t□ofhi□foe□.