Thanks to the training by Tejirof, Gear and his companions are ready for their first mission.  But they will learn a harsh lesson in the Hard Wars, that there is a fate worse than death. 
But all the nations 
avoided unnecessarily
Pero todas las naciones evitaron incrementos
Pero todas las naciones evitaron incrementos innecesarios del tamaño de sus ejércitos
Mas todas as nações 
evitaram desnecessariamente