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.
The people here don't seem to 
have anything against soldiers.
لا يبدو النّاس هنا يحملون أي ضغية تجاه الجنود
Die Menschen hier scheinen
nichts gegen Soldaten zu haben.
La gente no parece
estar en contra de los soldados.
Aquí la gente no parece
estar en contra de los soldados.
Les habitants n’ont pas l’air
de craindre les soldats.
La gente del posto 
non sembra avere nulla contro i soldati.
Parece que os habitantes 
daqui não odeiam soldados.
Здесь, похожи, солдаты никому не мешают.