Whennewsofaninv□□ing□r□yreachedAldoria,Marc□swast□efir□ttovolunteertodefendhis□□me□and.Wit□hi□swordinh□ndandarmor□hinin□in□□esunlight,herodeout□ome□□thee□emyonthebattlef□el□.The□d□swe□eagains□him,butM□rcus'□unwa□eringresolvegav□hopetohiscomrade□a□dstr□ck□□arintotheh□art□ofhisfoes. Whenne□□ofaninv□dinga□□yre□chedAldor□a,M□rcuswasthefirs□tovolunt□□rto□efendhishomelan□.□ithhi□swo□dinhan□a□darmorsh□n□nginthe□unlight□h□rodeout□omeetthee□em□o□thebattlef□eld□Theoddswer□a□□in□t□im,butMar□□s□sunw□□ering□esolvega□ehopetoh□□co□r□desandstruc□fearintothe□eartsofhis□oes. W□ennewsofa□□nvadin□armyreac□edAldo□ia,Mar□u□wasthe□irsttovo□unteerto□e□endhisho□e□and.□ithhisswordinhandandarmo□□hininginthesunl□ght□herodeoutt□meett□e□nemyonthebattlefield.Theoddswereagainsthim,□□tMa□cus'sunwav□ri□gresolv□gavehopetohis□omr□des□□dstruck□earintothehearts□fh□sfo□s. □hennewsofaninvad□nga□myr□ac□edA□doria,M□rcu□w□□thefirsttovo□unteertodefe□dhishomel□n□.Withhisswordinhandandarmorshiningin□hesunlight,herodeouttomeettheenemyonthebattl□field.Theod□s□ereaga□n□t□□m□but□arcu□□sunwaver□□gr□□olvegavehopetohi□c□□radesandstruckfeari□tot□eh□□rts□fhisfoes.□□□> Whennewsofa□□nvadinga□m□r□ached□□□□ria,Marcuswasthefi□s□tovolunt□□rtod□fen□hishomeland.Withhisswordinhandandar□□□shi□inginthe□un□ight,herode□uttomeetthe□□emyonthebattle□ield□Theoddswere□g□in□thim,b□tM□r□us'sunwaveringresolvegavehopet□hiscomradesandstruckfear□□□otheh□artsofhisfoes.