When Otto is not changing diapers or cutting his fingers peeling enough potatoes to feed his family of seven - he dreams of becoming a world-renowned bard.  He loves music. Loves it more than men, more than gossip - even more than criticizing people with no sense of fashion. But his hopes and dreams are all dashed when the army comes knocking at his door. The war has spread to the west, and now he must join up to fight for the empire. If only they knew he’d once lost to his ten year old sister at an arm-wrestling competition.