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.
Building a base places a rather
heavy burden on the locals,
إذا بنَينا قاعدة فسيُزيد ذلك الأعباء على سكّان المنطقة
Wenn wir eine Basis errichten,
belastet das die Bürger.
Al construir una base, aumentamos
la presión sobre los locales,
Al construir una base, aumentamos
la presión sobre los locales,
L’existence de notre base
accroît le fardeau des habitants.
Costruire una base significa mettere un peso 
sulle spalle della popolazione locale,
Quando se monta uma base, há um
 peso para os moradores vizinhos.
Здешние укрепления строят местные,