No Stone Unturned

Underdogs usually get crushed...
But Connor can't afford to lose. Sure, he'll probably get assigned a terrible army for group battles. Doesn't matter. He's seen what losing patronage means.
He's had to kill it.
There are secrets at the Carraig buried for centuries that could shake the nation to its roots. Once Connor pokes that hornets' nest, the Tallan's own fury will be unleashed.
To survive, Connor must outsmart conniving noble houses, dodge international assassins, survive unbelievably bad poetry, and risk exploring new powers that were concealed for very good reasons.
As the conflict escalates and his ultimate enemy steps out of the shadows to strike, Connor must face a threat not seen since the Tallan Wars. Connor's only hope is to embrace the thing he fears the most...
And become the ultimate unclaimed.