The Hidden Archmage

Disgraced noble Lucien Vale enters Princess Isolde`s tournament as a powerless outcast, secretly the legendary Uncrowned Mage. While investigating the plot that framed his parents, he uncovers Chancellor Malrec`s plan to seize the throne through blood magic. Lucien and Isolde turn evidence and public consent into power, defeat the coup, clear House Vale, and choose to rule the empire together.