Fine and Izetta escape the burning wreckage of the plane on the back of a rifle.  But squad of Germanian pilots participating in the invasion of Eylstadt hear the transport's distress call and move to intercept them.  Izetta is forced to use her magic to fight them off, breaking the rule her grandmother gave her.  When the enemy planes are shot down and driven away, Izetta takes Fine to join the retreating Eylstadt army, where she reminisces about how they met.
However, Germania's blitzkrieg tactics,
which combined air warfare with tank combat,
لكن تكتيات الحرب الخاطفة التي اتّبعتها
والتي مزجَتْ بين الهجوم الجوّي والهجوم البرّي بالدبّابات
Doch Blitzkriege mit gleichzeitigem
Einsatz von Flugzeugen und Panzern
Pero las tácticas que combinaban
combate por tierra y aire
Pero las tácticas que combinaban
combate por tierra y aire
No entanto, as investidas rápidas 
combinando ataques aéreos e tanques