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'll tell you my thoughts on 
the Sinack and the spirits.
سأخبركِ عن أفكاري حول أهل شيناك والأرواح
sagte ich dir, wie ich über
die Sinacks und die Geister denke.
te hablaré de mi idea sobre
los sinacks y los espíritus.
te hablaré de mi idea sobre
los sinacks y los espíritus.
ti dirò cosa ne penso dei Sinack e degli spiriti.