Arzawan War

The Arzawan war began in chapter 33 when the Arzawan Queen was told that the new Hittite King was a cruel, ambitious man who seeks to subjugate all neighboring countries and that once Arzawa fell, the crown prince would be executed and Arzawa laid to waste, their only option being a pre-emptive attack.

King Kail Mursili II sends Yuri Ishtar to Arzawa as a commander to lead the military into Beykal and confront Arzawa's invasion. Yuri is chosen to go because, at the same time, the Eastern border is being simultaneously attacked by Egypt and each front must be fought at the same time to avoid forfeiting ground on the other front.

Both the Arzawan War and what will be the Battle on the Orontes were planned by Queen Dowager Nakia. Nakia had Urhi tell officials in Arzawa that Kail was a ruthless king and would slay their young crown prince. At the same time, Nakia had been communicating with the Egyptian Queen Dowager Nefertiti to give the Egyptians the upper hand if Kail were to remove some or any of his troops as well as update them on the status of the Hittite army so that the Egyptians would know when best to attack giving them the upper hand and heightened ability to conquer the Hittites and kill Kail, finally achieving Nakia's dream of having the opportunity to put her son Juda on the Hittite throne.

At the beginning of their expedition, Yuri proclaims that she has no interest in expending the lives of the soldiers and innocents, friend or foe. Due to her goal for the battle, Yuri devised a plan to infiltrate the cities one by one in a similar fashion to what she and Kail had attempted in Malatia against the Mitanni. Yuri, with the help of Ilbani, Hadi, Ryui, and Shala, successfully took the first city of Beykal by disguising themselves as entertainers and getting invited to perform for the commander-in-chief of the opposing force's army. Yuri acts displeased that the entertainment is only meant for the commander-in-chief and requests that they entertain all the commanders for the army. During her performance, Hadi, Ryui, and Shala keep busy by giving the commanders all the wine they can drink and slowly take their swords. The city is considered conquered when the drunk commander-in-chief gives Yuri his sword and she tells them "In the name of his majesty King Mursili II we are here to liberate this city! All Arzawan occupation forces will lay down their arms and surrender to us immediately!"

Yuri and her forces take seven castle cities on their campaign in this fashion and quickly encroach on Arzawa's capital. Nearby the capital, Arzawan forces engage the Hittites in hostilities after Yuri sends a peace offering. The Arzawans expect an easy battle, assuming they've taken the previous cities by force. The Arzawan forces are quickly stopped and their general, Sheeka, is captured and brought to Yuri who makes a final offering of peace. General Sheeka assumes that Yuri is a young boy who hasn't seen any battle, someone easy to defeat. It's only Yuri's yawn that makes the general decide to take the offering.

After her talk with general Sheeka Yuri goes to bathe in a nearby spring with Hadi, Ryui, and Shala. At the same time, the Arzawan Princess, Alexandra, makes an appearance. A nervous young girl who is prepared to give herself to the Hittite commander to save her country from Hittite wrath. Princess Alexandra is told that the Hittite commander is bathing with maids and is brought to her. Unknowing that the Hittite commander is female, Princess Alexandra and her maids are horrified. Upon the meeting of Yuri and Princess Alexandra, the princess breaks down into tears, explaining that she would have done anything for her country. Furthermore, one of her maids explains why Arzawa was set on going to war with the Hittites.

After sending Princess Alexandra back home, Yuri meets with the Arzawan Queen who agrees to sign a peace treaty and declares that Arzawa will become allies with the Hittites, signaling the end of their dispute.