Whennewso□□nin□adinga□myreach□dA□d□ri□,Mar□uswasthefirsttovo□unteertodefend□i□hom□land.W□thhisswo□□inhand□□da□morshiningi□□h□sunlight,her□deou□□o□□□t□h□□nemyontheba□tlef□eld.Theo□dswereag□insthim,but□arcus'sun□averingresolveg□vehopetohis□omrad□sandstruckfearinto□heheartso□hisfoes. Whennewsofa□invadingar□□r□achedAldori□,M□rcuswasthefir□ttovol□nte□rtode□endh□s□omel□nd.W□thh□sswordi□ha□□□□darmorsh□ninginthe□un□ig□t,her□deou□t□meetth□□nemy□ntheba□tlefield.□□eo□dswere□□a□nst□□m,butMar□us□□unwa□eringresol□ega□ehop□to□is□omradesands□ruckfearintotheheartso□hisf□□s. When□ewsofaninvadingarmyreachedAldori□,Marcuswa□thefirsttovol□nteertodef□ndhishome□and.Wi□□hisswordinhanda□da□m□□shining□nthesunlight,herodeou□tome□ttheenemyonthebattl□field.Theo□dswereag□insthim,butMarcus'sunwav□r□ngres□lvegavehopet□hisco□ra□□sandstr□ckfe□rinto□h□heart□o□hi□f□es□<□p> Whe□news□f□ninvadin□□□myreach□□Ald□□ia,Marcus□as□hefirsttov□lunteertodefendhishomel□nd.W□thhi□□□ordi□han□andarmors□in□n□int□es□nlight□h□rod□outto□eetthee□emyonthebatt□ef□eld.Th□oddswereag□insthim,butM□r□us□sun□averingres□lve□av□ho□etohiscomradesand□truc□□ear□□tothe□□artso□hi□foes.