War breaks out in the far north, as the Empire's oppression of the mountain people results in a terrifying backlash. With the one competent leader in the Northern Garrison assassinated, the ignorant garrison commander flings the troops headlong into a highly defended, mountainous position, with disastrous results.  Ikta and his friends are kept as part of the reserves for now, but it won't be long until they're thrust into the war as well.
When a few of us were forced into thievery,
،وعندما اضطرَّ بعضنا إلى السرقة
Als sich manche von uns
zum Diebstahl gezwungen fühlten,
Cuando algunos
se vieron forzados a robar,
Cuando algunos
se vieron forzados a robar,
Vous avez tué un par un
Quando alcuni di noi 
sono stati costretti a diventare banditi,
Sem ter saída, alguns começaram a 
roubar e vocês mataram todos eles!
А когда некоторым из нас пришлось воровать,