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.
If you're not monsters, then what are you?!
!إن لم تكونوا وحوشاً فماذا أنتم إذاً؟
Wenn ihr keine Monster seid,
was seid ihr dann?
¡Si no son monstruos,
¿qué son, entonces?!
¡Si no sois monstruos,
¿qué sois entonces?!
Seules des brutes
commettent de telles atrocités !
Se non siete mostri, allora cosa siete?!
Isso apenas vocês,
 desumanos, fazem!
Как вас ещё назвать, 
если не чудовищами?!