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 why send her back halfway, to a base
at the south edge of the Northern region?
لكن لماذا يُرسلونها إلى منتصف الطريق فقط
إلى قاعدة كائنة
Aber wieso schicken sie
sie nur zu einer Basis,
Pero ¿por qué enviarla a medio camino
al extremo sur de la región del norte?
Pero ¿por qué enviarla a medio camino
al extremo sur de la región del norte?
Pourquoi l’envoyer au sud
de la province septentrionale ?
Però mi chiedo che senso ha farla arrivare solo 
fino alla base al confine sud della regione.
Por que enviá-la a uma base ao sul da 
guarnição norte? Faz alguma diferença?
Но зачем отправлять её на юг северного 
гарнизона, что на полпути к столице?