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.
But these are the only wings
 I have to spread.
فهذه هي الأجنحة الوحيدة التي عليّ نشرها
Dies sind die einzigen Schwingen,
die ich ausbreiten kann.
Aunque estas son las únicas
alas que debo extender.
Aunque estas son las únicas
alas que debo extender.
Mais seul mon partenaire
a besoin de se dégourdir les ailes.
Soprattutto perché, a differenza sua,
io non ho ali per volare a rilassarmi.
Para mim, o único sentido 
de "esticar as asas" é este..
Но крылья расправить я могу разве что эти.