Whe□n□ws□fa□invadingar□□reachedAld□ria,Marcus□asthefirsttovoluntee□t□defendhishomeland□With□iss□□□dinha□danda□morshi□ing□□thesunlight,her□deouttomeettheenemyon□he□attl□field.□heoddswereagai□s□him,□utMar□us'sun□av□rin□r□□olvegaveh□pet□hi□com□ade□andstru□kf□ari□tothehearts□fhisfo□s. Whennewsofaninv□dingarmy□eachedAldoria,Ma□cuswa□th□firsttovo□□□□eer□odefen□hishomelan□.Wit□hiss□ordinhandanda□morshin□nginthes□nli□ht□□erod□outtomeettheenemyonthebattlefield.The□□dswereagai□sthim□but□ar□u□'□u□wavering□esolveg□veh□□etohi□comr□d□sandstruckfearintotheheartsofhisfo□s.<□p> <□>Whennewsofaninvad□ngarm□reac□edAldo□ia,□arcuswas□hefirsttovolunt□er□□d□fendh□shomel□nd.Wi□hhisswordi□h□ndandarmor□h□ninginthesu□l□ght,h□rode□□ttomeettheenemyonthebat□l□□iel□.Theoddswereagainsth□m,butMarcus'su□waveringres□lveg□vehope□ohiscomrad□sandstru□kf□arintothe□ea□tsofhis□o□□□ Whenne□sofani□□□dingarmyreac□edAldoria,Mar□us□asthefir□t□ovolu□te□rtodef□ndhis□□me□and.W□t□hisswordin□andan□arm□r□h□ninginthesunlight,h□rodeouttomeetth□enem□onth□battl□f□□□d.Theoddswe□eagainsthim,b□tMar□us'su□wa□eringres□lv□g□vehope□ohiscomr□desands□ruckfearinto□hehear□sofhisfoes.<□p>