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.
Their religion consists of mere gratitude
 toward the Four Great spirits,
يتألّف دينُهم من مجرّد امتنان وشكر
للأرواح العظيمة الأربعة
Ihre Religion besteht eher aus Dankbarkeit
gegenüber der vier großen Geister
Su religión se basa en la gratitud
a los 4 grandes espíritus,
Su religión se basa en la gratitud
a los cuatro grandes espíritus,
Les Shinaak montrent de la gratitude
envers les esprits
La loro religione si basa 
sulla gratitudine verso i Quattro Grandi Spiriti,
O que há é simplesmente a gratidão aos quatro 
espíritos e vários festivais para demonstrar isso.
Вся суть синакской религии 
в благодарности четырём духам,