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.
I'm a little surprised to see Warrant 
Officer Hargunska opposed to the war.
أنا مُتفاجئة قليلاً من رؤية ضابط
الصفّ هارغونسكا يُعارض الحرب
Es überrascht mich, dass Fähnrich
Hargunska gegen den Krieg ist.
Me sorprende que el suboficial Hargunska
se oponga a la guerra.
Me sorprende que el suboficial Hargunska
se oponga a la guerra.
C’est inattendu.
Vi dirò che sono un po' sorpresa di vedere 
il maresciallo Hargunska contrario alla guerra.
Foi um pouco inesperado.
Вот уж не думала, что прапорщик Харгунска
 выступит против войны.