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.
War exists to uphold the peace.
يُحارب النّاس لدعم السّلام
Der Krieg existiert,
um den Frieden zu erkämpfen.
La guerra existe para proteger la paz.
La guerra existe para proteger la paz.
Se battre pour la paix,
La guerra esiste per portare la pace.
Assim como há guerras
 para se obter paz,
Воевать должно лишь за поддержание мира.