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.
Someone's been giving them 
ready-made excuses for war.
أحدهم يقدِّم لهم مبرِّرات جاهزة للحرب
Jemand hat ihnen einen Kriegsgrund
auf dem Silbertablett serviert.
Alguien les ha dado excusas
para una guerra.
Alguien les ha dado excusas
para una guerra.
Quelqu’un manipule les Shinaak.
Qualcuno li ha indottrinati,
servendo loro delle giustificazioni pretestuose.
Parece que alguém criou argumentos
 e fez os sinacks acreditarem.
Кто-то дал им 
по-настоящему серьёзный повод для войны.