Ikta and crew are assigned to a garrison in the far northern region of the empire: a lonely, desolate place at the foot of a massive mountain range. The garrison staff are petty and corrupt, and don't like it when Ikta slacks off and defies orders.  But when they try to throw him in the garrison prison, he stumbles across a secret that they want desperately to keep hidden.
The man who sought asylum in Kioka, yes?
الرّجل الذي طلب اللّجوء إلى كيوكا؟
Der Mann, der nach
Kioka geflohen ist, oder?
¿El hombre que buscó asilo en Kioka?
¿El hombre que buscó asilo en Kioka?
Le dissident
qui a fait défection à Kioka ?
Non è l'uomo che 
è andato a chiedere asilo a Kioka?
Aquele que pediu asilo em Kioka?
Человека, что искал убежища
 в Киокской республике?