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.
Even if she was born at the wrong time,
،حتّى لو وُلِدَتْ في الزمن الخطأ
Auch wenn sie in der
falschen Zeit geboren wurde,
Aunque naciera en la era equivocada,
Aunque naciera en la era equivocada,
Même si elle n’était pas
douée au combat,
Se anche fosse nata nel momento sbagliato,
Mesmo que ela não tenha
 sorte nos dias de hoje,
Родись она во время куда труднее,