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.
They retreated to the Great Alafatra 
after their declaration of war.
انسحبوا إلى ألافاترا العظيمة بعد إعلانهم الحرب
Nach ihrer Kriegserklärung kehrten
sie zum Großen Alafatra zurück.
Se retiraron a Gran Alafatra
tras su declaración de guerra.
Se retiraron a Gran Alafatra
tras su declaración de guerra.
Après avoir déclaré la guerre,
Dopo la loro dichiarazione 
si sono ritirati sull'Alfatra Maggiore.
Após a declaração de guerra, o grupo 
voltou para as montanhas de Alafatra.
После объявления войны 
они отступили к Алафатре.