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.
than had ever been seen in the north before,
،من أي معركة شهِدناها في الشّمال من قبل
die der Norden noch
nie zuvor gesehen hatte.
como ninguna otra en el norte,
como ninguna otra en el norte,
La révolte au nord de Katjvarna
qui débuta ce jour-là
mai combattuta nelle terre a nord.
Um conflito em uma escala que
 a região norte jamais vira,
страшнее которой север ещё не видел,