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.
The brass thinks that a princess 
has no place on the front lines.
يرى الضبّاط الكبار أنّ الأميرة لا يجوز
أن تقف في خطوط الجبهة
Die da oben glauben, dass eine Prinzessin
nichts an der Front zu suchen hat.
El alto mando considera que el frente
no es lugar para una princesa.
El alto mando considera que el frente
no es lugar para una princesa.
Nos supérieurs ne veulent pas
que vous alliez au front.
I capoccia evidentemente pensano che
il posto di una principessa non sia in prima linea.
"A princesa não pode ficar na linha de frente".
 Deve ser esse o raciocínio dos superiores.
Начальство считает, что принцессе
 ни к чему быть на передовой.