All The King's Animals: The Damoran Saga by Kelvin V.A Allison

In the western nation of Damore, magic is outlawed, and those who practice it face arrest and execution by the Magisters of Duke Phunas, uncle to the country's child ruler, King Jaselor.
When the Duke leads his Magisters in a bloody coup to depose the child, aided by the black magic of the witch Nyria, King Jaselor is forced to flee, protected by the legendary female knight Alystan, and a ragtag band of followers who will come to be known as the King's Animals.

378 pages