Under the Ash Crown

The king of the Kingdom of Vesta has no heir. Beneath the surface, tensions simmer among the royal family, the high nobility, and the Church of Holy Radiance. As a power struggle threatens to engulf the kingdom, Edric Valen, the second son of a fallen baron, steps onto the chessboard. He has no illustrious lineage, nor any ambition to save the world. He knows only one thing: before the kingdom falls, he must first ensure his own survival. — Description from novelcodex.org