In the kingdom, almost all magic education is restricted to the elite and noble class
For a small woodfolk child in with the training of a ranger and woodsman, rather than of an academic, becoming a magus seems like a pipe dream.

However, when Faireblot academy, one of the top three schools of magic, announces it will accept a single commoner child among their noble ranks he decides to take his chance.

He must travel across the country, alone, to be tested. If he succeeds he will be tossed into the political games of the nobles only with the hope, he can survive.