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.
the spirits' true nature has nothing to do
with being messengers of Alderamin.
فإنّ الطبيعة الحقيقيّة للأرواح لا علاقة لها
بكونِها رُسُلاً لألديرامين
dann sind die Geister womöglich
gar nicht die Boten von Alderamin!
entonces, la verdadera
naturaleza de los espíritus
entonces la verdadera
naturaleza de los espíritus
est-ce que nos partenaires
ne seraient pas autre chose
allora la vera natura degli spiriti
non ha nulla a che fare
a história de que os espíritos 
foram enviados por Alderamin
выходит, что они не посланники Альдерамина,
их предназначение заключается в чём-то другом.