Exploits of a War Party from Seraph'Ithil (Hershel Saga #1)
Hershel is a former prince whose mother Empress, who is so afraid to lose power that she ordered her own son's execution and later, after he escaped the execution, assassination. So Hershel ended up living in hiding under an assumed name and later became a mage to defend himself from the assassins that corrupt evil Empress and privileged Tormellian elites will surely send after him way once their spies find his whereabouts. He also found two companions: Sol popular with women mage and a bard who loves beer, and Saratoga, loyal and devoted swordswoman Tormellia will not stop so Hershel has to find a way to defeat them before they kill him...