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.
It's amazing that Dekkun was able
 to speak up in that atmosphere.
من المُذهل أن يتمكّن ديكّون من رفع
صوته في مثل هذه الأجواء المشحونة
Beachtlich, dass Dekkun bei dieser
Atmosphäre offen sprechen konnte.
Es increíble que Dekkun pudiera
hablar con ese ambiente.
Es increíble que Dekkun pudiera
hablar con ese ambiente.
J’admire Deinkun
pour avoir eu le cran de protester.
È incredibile che Dekkun sia riuscito
a farsi ascoltare in un'atmosfera simile.
Achei incrível ver o Deinkun fazer os outros
 ouvirem suas palavras com aquele clima.
Удивительно, что Деккуну хватило духу 
высказаться в такой атмосфере.