Whenne□sofaninvadingarmyr□a□hedA□dor□a,Marcuswasthe□ir□ttov□l□nte□rtod□□endhisho□el□n□□Withhis□wor□inhan□a□da□morsh□ni□gi□□hesunlig□□,h□r□deout□ome□ttheenemyo□□hebattl□field□Theo□d□wereagainsth□□,butMarcus□□unw□veringre□o□v□□a□ehopetoh□□comra□esand□tr□ckfea□intothehe□rtso□□isfoes.<□p> Whennewsof□n□nva□ingarm□reach□dAldo□ia,M□rcuswasthe□□r□ttovo□□nt□□□todef□ndhi□homeland.W□thhissw□rdinhandandar□orsh□ninginthesunlig□t,he□odeout□om□et□he□nem□on□he□attlef□eld.The□d□swereagain□□□im,butMar□us'sun□□veringresolvegaveh□pe□ohiscomradesandstruckfear□ntothehea□tsofhi□f□es. Whenne□sofaninva□ingarmyr□achedAldoria,Marc□sw□sthef□rstt□vol□nteertodefendhis□omeland.Withh□sswor□inhan□andarmorshiningin□hesunlig□t,hero□eou□tomee□theenemyon□h□□at□lefield.Theoddswereagain□th□□,butMar□us□s□nwaverin□□□□ol□egavehop□toh□s□omradesandstruckfearint□thehe□r□sofhi□foes. WhennewsofaninvadingarmyreachedAl□or□□,Marc□□wasthefi□stto□olunteertodefe□dhishome□□nd.□it□hiss□ord□nhan□□□darmorshininginthesunlight,h□rode□u□tom□e□th□enemyonthebattlefield.Th□oddsw□reagains□□im,but□□□cus'sunw□veringr□solvegaveh□p□to□i□comradesandstruckfe□r□ntotheheartsof□i□fo□s.