Aakuta: the Dark Mage — Richard S. Tuttle

Jiadin armies are infiltrating rogue Khadoran clans with a plan to bring havoc to the country, and Lord Marak appears to be the only lord willing to risk his troops to stop them. Badly outnumbered, the Torak lord seeks help in the capital only to find out that several powerful Khadoran lords are trying to assassinate him. Joined by Sakovan spies and a Fakaran thief, Lord Marak realizes that he may have underestimated his enemies as all of the lords of Khadora turn against him. Meanwhile, Aakuta, a mysterious male mage appears in Khadora. No one knows who he is or what he wants, but his path is sure to cross Lord Marak's. This fourth volume of the Forgotten Legacy highlights the treachery and deceit that Lord Marak must unravel if he is to save the Khadorans from extinction.