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.
Why not try a chess match instead?
لِمَ لا تخوضان معركة شطرنج بدلاً من ذلك؟
Wie wäre es dann mit einer Partie Schach?
¿Y un duelo de shogi?
¿Y un duelo de shogi?
Une partie d’échecs vous irait ?
Perché non provare una sfida a scacchi, invece?
Que tal se enfrentarem no shogi?
А что насчёт партии в шахматы?