The Empire is a powerful military nation on a continent that looks much like early 20th century Europe. But in this world, magic is real.  The Empire is involved in a war against the Entente Alliance, and fighting a poorly executed delaying action in the northern theater. Second Lieutenant Tanya Degurechaff leads a small platoon of mages.  But there's something unusual about this lieutenant... she's only nine years old!
You didn't know this would happen, did you?
لم تعلمي أنّ هذا سيحدث، أليس كذلك؟
Wollen Sie mir etwa sagen,
dass Sie …
¿Sabía que eso pasaría?
¿Sabía que eso pasaría?
Vous saviez… que ça arriverait,
n’est-ce pas ?
Lei non poteva immaginare
Não me diga que sabia 
que acabaria assim?
Вы ведь не надеялись,
что так всё и произойдёт?