sentences:  Ital, now a teenager, has ambitions of becoming an imperial soldier and fighting the republic like his "father" Randis did.One day after his morning routine, the small outpost—which has become something of a farm in recent times—is attacked by a troop of autosoldiers, robotic assault units used in the war by the republic.These are guided by the beastmaster, an imposing individual atop a massive machine, who challenges Randis and demands to see an individual named Sakuya, of whom Randis has no knowledge.