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.
At a time when our national energy
is already spent,
،في وقتٍ استُهلِكَتْ فيه طاقة وطننا
In Zeiten, in denen uns
Gefahren von außen drohen,
Con la actual falta de unidad nacional,
Con la actual falta de unidad nacional,
Les forces de l’Empire
sont déjà affaiblies,
La nostra nazione si trova già senza forze,
As forças do império se exaurindo e pessoas 
do império vão lutar entre si? Isso é loucura.
Народ и так безумно устал от кровопролитий,