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.
To the Sinack, war is 
simply a means of survival.
بالنسبة لشيناك، الحرب هي وسيلة بقاء ببساطة
Für die Sinack ist ein Krieg
nur ein Werkzeug zum Überleben.
Para los sinack, la guerra
es un mero método de supervivencia.
Para los sinack, la guerra
es un mero método de supervivencia.
Pour eux, faire la guerre
revient à lutter pour survivre.
I Sinack considerano la guerra 
uno strumento di sopravvivenza.
Para os sinacks, uma guerra é simplesmente
 uma competição pela sobrevivência.
Для синакцев война — 
лишь средство выживания.