Droran. "Deserter"

Droran is a world where anthropomorphic animals rule the lands.
In a time of war, rebellion and cruelty, the young fox named Haze gets forced into the notorious Naronian army, where he grows up into a killer, legionnaire and eventually a decurion over his own handful of brave men.
Being forced to commit acts and cruelties beyond his wildest beliefs, Haze's main goal in life is to finally leave the army. A task that proves all but easy. Not only because of the relentless punishment for anyone that tries, but because of the bonds he's tied through the years.
There is no leaving the Naronian Legion.

"Deserter" is the first book in the "Droran" series, an original fantasy story by P.J Wennerholm