Beneath Notice (The Aelindros Sequence Book 1)

Nobody expects anything from Shep. He is the mage's errand boy; the orphan who sweeps floors and collects herbs while the baron's son learns to throw fire. Three tests have confirmed what everyone already believed: no magic, no talent, no future worth mentioning. Then, goblins overrun the dungeon outside Wrenfall, and Shep falls into the dark. Nine days underground with an army preparing for war. No food, no light, no way out. Nothing but the strange luck that keeps the goblins from quite see