We’re working on the edit, so shorter scene today. No worries, we will make it up to you in the next week or two.
Twenty-six hours later, Sean and I sat in front of the communication screen again. The iteration of George in front of us was much more in line with his usual appearance. The elven prince was back. He was still a bit too pale, and there were lingering traces of fatigue in the lines of his face, but he was alert, clean, and well dressed. George’s fashion sense fell somewhere between a musketeer and a gentleman privateer. He was fond of shirts with wide sleeves, beautifully tailored vests, and tall leather boots. The embroidery on his dark blue vest was swoon worthy.
Sean would look great in that vest. Well, not that vest exactly, Sean would need a larger size. Maybe for Halloween…
I stopped myself. I had spent the entire day checking on Gorvar, worrying about Wilmos, and trying to research some way to get to Karron. I was so worn out, my brain had resorted to nonsense in self-defense.
“Thank you for your assistance,” George said. “It was most helpful.”
“I take it, your issue with the Valkkinians is resolved?” I asked.
“Yes.”
If one of us didn’t step into the breach, we would be dancing around the Klaus issue all night.
I raised my head. “How is my brother?”
“He is well,” George replied. “A rather unfortunate slip up on my part. I would appreciate it if you would attribute it to fatigue rather than indiscretion. Apparently, one-hundred and fifty hours without sleep significantly impaired my cognitive functions.”
Sean whistled quietly. “Six days is pushing it.”
George grimaced. “So it would seem. Lesson learned. Klaus has his reasons for his current course of action. You and your sister are very dear to him.”
“You don’t have to cover for him,” I told him. “He can explain himself when we meet.”
“You mentioned Karron,” George said. “I understand there was an incident at Baha-char?”
And he knew every detail of it. There was a whole flock of koo-ko present at the scene. By now the furthest reaches of known space were aware that Wilmos had been taken from his shop and only the shocking heroism and tremendous wisdom of the First Scholar had uncovered the kidnapper’s destination. I didn’t envy the juvenile sphinx. He was likely gone from Baha-char and back with his own people, where he would have to explain how exactly he managed to spectacularly embarrass his entire species in front of the known galaxy.
“A being resembling a corrupted ad-hal took Wilmos to Karron,” Sean said. “I need to get to that planet.”
“Quite impossible, I’m afraid,” George said. “Even our office doesn’t possess a craft able to survive landing on and taking off from that world.”
All of the hope went out of me at once.
“Not impossible,” Sean said. “Wilmos was taken there. Someone has the means to take him there and keep him alive, otherwise why not just kill him?”
“Clearly, they would like you to die in the attempt to rescue him.” George tilted his head to the side. “There is, however, a galactic power that maintains a portal gate to Karron.”
I sat up straighter.
“It’s a cluster gate, one they haven’t used in over a decade.”
A cluster gate was part of a group. To function, every gate in the cluster had to be operational, and by entering one gate, the traveler could select any other within the cluster as an arrival point.
“Why would they have a gate on Karron?” Sean asked.
“It is not my place to say why. Only that they do. As it so happens, this particular power is in need of a favor, one the two of you are uniquely qualified to provide.”
“What a coincidence,” Sean said.
George arched his brows. “Not at all. It’s not a coincidence, it is by design. Civilizations bring me their problems, and I find solutions. He has a problem, you are the solution to it, if you choose to be, and vice versa. That’s how the galaxy works.”
“And then both parties owe you a favor,” I said.
“Naturally.”
“Who is it and what does he want?” I asked.
He told us.
Wow.
“If you do this and it goes well, you could ask him for almost anything. He will be publicly indebted to you. I have raised the possibility of access to Karron with his chancellor. Not only will they permit you to use the gate, but they will also provide you with a biological vessel that will allow you to survive and return, should the facility on the other end of the gate be in disrepair.”
“Are they unsure of the state of the facility?” Sean asked.
“It’s been abandoned for a decade. They have no further need to maintain it.” George’s expression was solemn. “The universe is full of possibilities so another way to travel to Karron exists, in a purely mathematical sense, but I don’t know what it is. It is my expert opinion that this is your best chance to rescue your friend. I feel compelled to point out that this is a risky venture. The scale of this event would be unprecedented for an Earth inn and even if everything goes well, which we all know it won’t, you will still have to physically travel to Karron and enact the rescue on your own. Please give this matter serious consideration. I have grown fond of both of you. It would be a tragedy to lose you. I will need an answer in twenty-four hours.”
He terminated the connection.
“I can’t ask you to do this,” Sean said.
“Wilmos would do it for either of us, in a minute,” I said. “Well, he would do it for me if you asked him.”
We sat in silence, thinking it over.
“Will Caldenia be a problem?” Sean asked.
“Absolutely.” And I had no idea how I would even broach the subject with her.
We thought about it some more.
“They took him because of us,” I said. “We have to try.”
“For some reason, they want me there.”
Me, huh? Oh no you don’t.
I leaned forward. “No, Sean Evans. Not you. Us. You are not going without me. Let’s settle that right now. If they just wanted you, they could have grabbed you during any of the outings you and Wilmos went on. They want me, or possibly both of us. So I will be going. But first, we’ll have to pull off this nightmare event.”
“Nothing can ever be easy,” he said.
“No. We can’t even just walk into a trap like normal people. We have to work really hard first.”
He laughed, a quiet wolf chuckle.
I raised my hand. “One vote for yes. Any opposing?”
“We haven’t done anything dumb or dangerous for almost six months.” Sean pushed away from the wall on which he was leaning, walked over, and kissed me. “Let’s do this.”
I hope Innkeeper is a fun thing for y’all still – a bright spot in the sea of edits.
Thank you for all you do!
Also… I can’t waaaait for Caldenia’s scene. So much to look forward to!
What Jaime says!
Yes! Wonder if it has to do with Cai Pai (sp?) who had the garish portraits with jewels for eyes and put out a contract on her? Though as a former galactic tyrant there must be many she would have problems with…
Right?! Is it Cai Pa? Or will we learn something else about her past? Who knows! I love the mystery!
Remember, she’s not chopped kidneys!
Ha ha ha!
Just think, Caldenia could opt to go with them. Surely a galactic tyrant needs a diversion every once in a while.
I thought that Caldenia could not leave the inn because there were bounty hunters after her?
That’s right 🙂
+1 Thank you! 😊
+1!
+100000000
Good luck with the edit!
+1
wooot
thankyou thank you thank you
Short but sweet!
+1!
Amazing!
Thank you. Not first but close
Loved it!
Thanks for the laugh and swoon worthy vest! After spending nearly a week in bed being sick, this took my mind of things for a minute.
Feel better soon!
wow no posts yet`shown??
It must take some time then.
intrieged .. intrieged
Yay!!! Am I the first???🤩🤩
No, sorry 😅
thank you
Thank you forget another intriguing and enchanting episode! I have been away from my electronics for a while and got to bing read all 5.5 chapters today! Now, I’ll go back and read rather than devour them. I so enjoyed the way Dina handled George! So much goodness in so few pages. Thank you, as always for the smiles you bring. Reading your books, blog, any small snippet that you share is like eating a bowl of warm, comforting soup. It never fails to leave me feeling g better able to tackle my real world.
Dina is sooo good at the short shut down and redirect.
+1 on IA having the best comfort reads!
I don’t know what it is but reading innkeeper always give me such a feeling of nostalgia, like the holidays. I think maybe because I once listened to them all on audiobooks on December.
In any case, it’s nice and always puts me in a good mood. Like a warm blanket 🙂
Me, too! I devour every syllable they write, and reread their books over and over. But when the world goes astray and I need comfort, I go to the Inn. It’s like settling into my favorite chair with a cup of hot tea and, yes, a warm blanket.
Same here! So grateful for House Andrews :->
Every Friday I argue with myself about reading the snippet. Do I indulge and enjoy the chapters as they get released? Or do I wait patiently for the book and then binge read it all night?
Choices choices… 😁😁
Indulge! Indulge! 🤣
Seriously, Indulge!
It’s the best of both worlds – calorie free and is even better when you share it with friends.
If nothing else, it’s an interesting exercise to see what changes between the serial release and the final published works. You won’t get that chance after it’s published because they’ll take down the serial, so you if you want to compare them for differences, then you need to read the serial now.
How’s that for an excuse to read the serial?
I personally do both… it’s more fun to me that way!
I’m a third vote for both! There’s something truly delightful about these serial stories. And they’re a different kind of fun when you can binge- read. So have your cake and eat it, too!
Why not do both…after edits something may have changed…lol or not, so you have to read it again anyways, so why not indulge and when published binge seems like a win win to me.
Thanks Ilona Andrews for all your hard work
This was awesome. I was soooo ready for it. I checked 3 times yesterday, kept being reminded yesterday was Thursday. Thanks!!
I’m failing so bad at this. Previous books, the second I got to work on Fridays I would check the blog for a new section, but for some reason I’m having a hard time remembering to do that this time. At least this week I was only a couple of hours late reading it; last week I was about 8 or 10 hours late.
I’m so not going to earn that coveted first place award if I don’t get my act together.
I don’t think I’ll ever earn it as with the time difference normally when I check on a Friday is not up, and then I forgot and only remember on a Saturday! Today, 1 hrs after paying is a record for me😆 so I’m taking that as #winning
Same!
Sweet and funny and just that bit of mystery I so enjoy reading.
HA is the best.
Thank you so much!! You guys are the best.
I forgot the day. But it has been a habit to check the blog almost daily. And wouldn’t you know it there’s a new chapter, or half of it. Thank you, thank you. I’m in the top ten early birds. Woohoo!
Oh no! While I was typing a few comments came in between, now I’m not in the top 10. 😭
“If everything goes well, which we all know it won’t…”
🤣 we do
We sooo do. Popcorn for everyone!
It will be ah-may-zing!
Oooh, Caldenia gets her spot in the limelight. Can’t wait to see how this goes! Thanks for a good juicy bit with all kinds of possibilities for our Friday morning!
Thank you, Ilona Andrews for the snippet.
All day rain here (finally a winter storm on USA southern east coast with no snow and ice this year) so since “I Might Melt” per Titan, it is a catch up on inside house chores day. The stuff that gets done rarely like clean out under the refrigerator and stove etc . Hmm. That sounded like bad housekeeping. Okay. Searching for my watch under kitchen appliances. 🤣
A bright moment in a rainy day. Thanks.
What is this????? Argh, next Friday is so far away. Why is Caldenia involved? How is she involved? So many questions.
I love Innkeeper and I love the installments, even though I don’t like waiting.
Love it! Seems like they needed a new adventure if it was sooo quiet the last six months 😜🤣🤣🤣
Friday snippets are like found money. They make my day, but I don’t count on them. Book edits >> friday snippets
+1
Laughing so much at ‘we haven’t done anything dumb or dangerous in six months”… clearly they are overdue.
Reminds me of Kate book 9. Hi I’m Kate I am here to do the 12 labors?
Thank you for writing this despite the hell of edits.
Looking forward to Caldenia throwing a fit.
🥰 loving the snippets. Thank you! Now it you could throw in Maud & Arland. Ooooolala 😀
+1 💜
How is it possible I’m feeling sorry for a juvenile sphinx on a Friday afternoon?
“… the shocking heroism and tremendous wisdom of the First Scholar”
The koo-ko are truly hilarious
🎵Never gonna live, never gonna live, never gonna live this down
Never gonna make a KooKo cry🎵
KooKo k’joob!
Reading this is like being in a garden when all of the flowers are bursting into bloom.
Dina & Sean are beautiful together.
Thanks for the chapter, knowing how busy you both are.
……No worries…… The BHD can entertain themselves while you are working…..right now I stumbled onto animated series “Legend of Vox Machina” & Season 2 of “Resident Alien” is on Syfy while rewatching Season 1.
See there….. entertained.
One Hundred Thumbs Up for Resident Alien. It makes me laugh out loud every time.
(Do binge Season One — it helps so much and you get to understand why Law & Order is so important — another laugh out loud set of moments)
Love Resident Alien! Between seasons, once in awhile, at appropriate moments, I’d almost hear a voice saying, “This is some bulls***!” Not a bad choice of entertainment as we attempt to patiently wait for the next treasure from HA. Although I’m also happy to read whatever scraps they can spare. And any updates on Minou Camille’s adventures are always welcome. Thanks so much!
Thank you! It’s been a rough week and I needed that.
As always, wonderful. I do so much love seeing George, what a series of books would his stories be.
That was amazing. Again. Thanks.
It is like a fine wine. It just keeps on getting better and better.
Superb! My apetite for this novel is growing constantly, deeply, madly…ekhm. anyway:
Thank you!
Wow! Way to build up for some amazing scenes – the suspense will be delicious agony. 🙂
Thanks for a great Friday kick-off!
heh. Poor, served sphinx junior!
+1
Ooohhh maybe it’s the Cai Pa?
The Who?
“The symbols mutated into general galactic script, showing a number large enough to buy a small planet. Jack whistled in the back.
“Cai Pa?” Caldenia blinked. “You mean to tell me this comes from that sniveling worm of a magnate who decorated his palace with jewel-eyed portraits of his horrid family? After two decades, he still wants me dead over a casual remark?””
Andrews, Ilona. Sweep in Peace, Innkeeper Chronicles 2. NYLA Publishing 2015. Kindle Edition, Chapter 16
I’m not confirming it is anything from Cai Pa, minds you. Just helping with the reference 😉
Why does my brain pronounce Cai Pa to sound like “Cow Pie” everytime i read it????
I have corrected myself in my head multiple times and everytime i re read SIP or see the name in the comments I hear Cow Pie. SIgh
Me too!
I always think “ka pow”; too much Batman as a kid, I guess.
I hear “Kay Paa” as in Caper? LOL. Your mileage will vary on that one I guess!
Thank You! This was such a treat.
Yes!
Thank you for this snippet! 6 months for Sean not to do anything dumb or dangerous?! He must be on a record.
I loved how Dina mentioned Klaus to George. Just straight out asking. Still can’t wait until Dina goes off on Klaus.
Caldenia…ooo…what is Her Grace going to do when she finds out about this little adventure? They may need to bribe her to stay at the Inn. 😀
Well 6 months she is probably more bored then Sean…
Thank you!
Happy weekend! Happy editing! Thanks for the loveliness!
Thank you for my Friday Innkeeper Fix!!!! Best o ya’ll in this crazy weather.
Thank you for the snippet. I look forward to them every week … but, you’re KILLING me. The suspense is just killing me. I don’t do well with delayed gratification.
I do love George! I will only sniffle a little to myself that my dreams of a 3-5 book series for him and friends is beyond unlikely. Nightmare event? The possibilities are nearly endless lol! Thanks so much!!!! Snippets make my Friday!
lurve
thank you
So much goodness!! Yeah, that sounds weird, but you know what I mean I hope. 🙂
Somehow when I woke up this morning I thought it was Thursday. At some point (after coffee) I realized it was Friday and was thrown into a frenzy of excitement!
Thank you for adding this little joy to my week.
Also wanted to share something you might find funny.
For the last five years, when I would mention your books or this blog, my husband would say, “Who?” every time.
Now I say, “The space chicken people,” and he says, “Oh, yeah, them.”
😆
That’s funny! 😀
We are ….. as they say…. in a league of our own.
And our numbers are growing …. like a sort of space mushroom fungus…… I wonder if space chicken eat space fungi… ?
Yes, I digress….. definitely in a BDH league of our own who love space chicken, hence space chicken people.
And not just ANY space chicken…. we are very perticular about the Koo Ko space chicken,…….. and not the other Draziri murderous space poultry (One Fell Sweep)……
So the BDH are in a particular league of our own as specific Koo ko (non-Draziri) space chicken people.
Any life-long BDH AA member would write an essay to compare and contrast why the BDH are specific space chicken people (SSCP).
Thank you for taking the time to post! I hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend.
Thank you. So the Inn is opening a door to a point in the next book?
“No. We can’t even just walk into a trap like normal people. We have to work really hard first.”
AND THIS IS WHY WE LOVE HOUSE ANDREWS!
Ooh exciting possibilities!! Loved “The embroidery on his dark blue vest was swoon worthy.” (Where do I get one?! 🙂 Thank you for a Fun Friday post! Best wishes for your editing project!
It’s not Generals O’Neil & Carter’s wedding is it?
I can just see Caldenia asking Teal’c if he has any Goauld for her to get Orro to cook up for her!
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Sorry, I know it’s not really – but great snippet and a cracking image!
They broke up & won’t talk about it. Although she rolls her eyes when he’s mentioned.
Short and sweet! Thank you. Good lucck with those edits
Thank you for the bright spot of my day. Can hardly wait for next Friday’s installment. You guys are awesome
“The embroidery on his dark blue vest was swoon worthy.”
Is HA coming out with a clothing line anytime soon?
(Joking! Don’t point that blaster at me!)
Aargh!!!
That is so frustrating! You gave us three pieces of information.. Gate, chancellor and biological vessel. Otherwise it‘s indeterminate pronouns and open questions… why will Caldenia be a problem?
Temperatures across earth are rising because BDH brains are running hot trying to decipher your clues! One week of helpless teeth gnashing waiting for the next installment! *shaking fist against the sky*
(Ok, I think I might be channeling Orro a bit much right now.)
Thank you for the chapter part.
Talk about a cliff hanger – wow! I can’t wait for the next installment and eventually the final book! You sure know how to get the reader completely hooked. Very exciting! I’m looking forward to the event at the Inn! Innkeeper is my favourite series of yours.
I hope they take Caldenia with them. That could solve more than one problem!
I need a man like Sean….
‘We haven’t done anything dumb or dangerous for almost six months…let’s do this!’
A man who is sexy and an instigator? Let’s go!
Yay!!! That was brilliant.
Hands up me too
I love the Innkeeper series.
Please keep them going indefinitely….!
(Okay, loved all the other Illona Andrews series, too.)
Thank you so much! I love having this to look forward to.
Thank you for saving Gorvar. If he was a casualty, it would be understandable. But dead dog books make me really sad, and knowing that he is recovering under the Inn’s care makes for a happier day.
Agreed. Because all pets are Necessary for Survival.
Though, as a Cat Person, I have a very soft spot for The Ripper of Souls.
Caldenia will throw a fit at the idea of Sean and Dina doing a “”favor” for Caldenia
s enemy. On the other hand, she would like him to owe Dina and Sean a favor. More importantly he would we George a big favor and I would be willing to bet that at some point, in some way, George might have a use for Caldenia. After all having such a skilled manipulator, assassin, plotter? Or lets just say a highly skilled person just stuffed away in an Inn,seems wasteful somehow.
We don’t know yet why Caldenia would be a problem 🙂. Let’s let House Andrews tell us more first
Wait for more info? Can the BDH do that? I thought we were masters of rampant speculation.
I’m done. SIGH! now I have to wait another week. SIGH!
For the last week, I’ve been curious about something. Karron was described as being almost twice the size of Earth. Usually I just accept that no matter what I’m reading or watching all planets magically have the same gravity as Earth, but probably because the Sweep books have been my fave the description here really snagged my brain.
I dismissed the idea that Karron has twice Earth’s radius because its volume would go up eight times and that would look huge. And it does crazy things to either the gravitational force at the surface or the average density. So I ditched that and doubling the volume for similar reasons.
Geometrically, “twice the size” often means double the surface area. So a 2D image of Karron would have a radius that’s 1.41 times that of Earth. If you then require that the gravity at the surface be the same as Earth so everyone can walk around without special support, then Karron’s average density is 71% that of Earth. Karron might have some structural stability problems that could be fun (karronquakes?). And depending on how fast it’s rotating—especially given the weather description, it’s probably even more of an oblate spheroid than Earth.
This is all just idle speculation on my part; magical physics is groovy and I have enjoyed everything you’ve written. Godspeed with all the RF edits. I hope you get some downtime soon.
Short or long, every bit is fabulous 👍😍
Wow!!
We’re about to meet Cai Pa! 😂
Cai Pa is the name of the world 🙂
You no with koo-kos you have given me a dilemma, they are almost as fun as Orro.
Thank you for a brilliant and fun snippet on a gray Friday.
one vote for dumb and dangerous …
Love! Can’t wait for more!
Hello,
Torture…but I like it. Please continue…I’m enjoying where the story goes.
Tchau
Ahhh. So satisfying and intriguing. Thank you!
Thank you! You are soo good at weaving parts of your stories together. So very clever! I am watching snow fall on top of 3 inches of ice sleet(made that term up) nasty out….
Thank you, I came in from clearing the snow that is on top of an inch of ice (that I can’t seem to move), and found this treat.
This is awesome – I can’t wait to see what else you two dream up!
Cccccchhhhiiiiiiii!
So look forward to the Friday snippets. Love this and excited already for next week.
Good luck with edits. Very excited for those too. 💪🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Wasn’t Wilmos abducted and taken to Karron through the portal that the sphinx was guarding? I thought they might try and follow through there…
Your answer is in Chapter 3 🙂. The Sphinx was guarding a gate:
“ Walking through that kind of door without knowing where it led could get you killed. You could end up in the middle of a volcano or out in space.”
https://ilona-andrews.com/2022/chapter-3/
It’s dangerous to go through gates, because you don’t know where they drop you. Here for a refresher of just how dangerous Karron is even *if* they were to just walk out onto the surface of the planet https://ilona-andrews.com/2022/chapter-5/
Wilmos and the corrupted ad-hal left in a “shimmering grey bubble streaked with red veins formed around the two of them” (also from Chapter 5 linked above).
And they’re being offered a biological vessel, right?
Aha! I missed that they had the shimmering grey bubble. 🙂 Thanks!!
Apologizing in advance for my bad English, I want to say that I consider you both, the best fantasy-science fiction writers of all that I have read in 50 years And it has been a lot, because it was my job at one time And because I devour books since that I was very little. In a separate point, I want to request a small pick on the current life of Maud, Arland and Helen if it is possible. In any case, and reiterating my humble opinion, objectively and subjectively speaking, you both are my favourite creative writer ever Congratulations for your imagination, the incredible research work that you both do and, especially, your generosity. Thank you very much
Thank you! Fridays are so much fun nowadays 🤠!
This is my favorite series thanks for sharing while you are going through the process of writing. It’s so fun
Great…
Will Caldenia insist on going with them? Hmm?
Will we get to see how she works when she can “take the gloves off”? That would really be fun…
Thanks for the Friday addition. As always, it was fascinating.
Yes, just what I needed for Friday Mish mash day.
Thank you. Ohhh can’t wait to see how this involves Caldenia.
I love dumb and dangerous in Dina and Sean’s world. It ends up being so much fun!
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
Yaaayyyyy!
Aiiiieeeeeooowwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeee …………
Hot Damn!!! I just LOVE this stuff! /great snippet, Excellent set up for going forward and the next installment CANNOT get here fast enough!!
Good Luck with the edits!
And now Caldenia is involved! I’m dying here, truly. This next week will be the longest ever. Good luck with edits. I hope the hate has dissipated somewhat.
I SO needed this snippet today! Waiting very (im)patiently for the next installment!
These chapters are my favorite parts of Friday now! Thank you all so much (authors and mods) <3
Yah know you’re having one heck of a week when you’re too busy sorting out elongated toilet seat replacement for a Toto; buying (heaven forbid not for my household) an Emeril power air fryer to be shipped to another continent; finding necessary tax receipts; looking for flat, not round contoured shoe laces; plus resting a ticked off left patella and forget it’s already Friday 😳
Then this fab email comes in, life is much better now.
Swoon worthy vest, oh my, oh my. Calendia well now that will be future entertainment.
I have a deep philosophical hatred of air fryers, but I found the Emeril deep fryer to be the easiest to use and clean of any I have owned. If the air fryer is just as good, then whoever you shipped it to will be very happy. Does that also help a bit?
And the plot thickens quite, quite deliciously… :0)
Thanks, House Andrews!
Love, love, love this!! Can’t tell you how happy it made me, after trying to shovel a foot-and-a-half of heavy, cakey snow from this Friday storm, here in the great white North, aka Maine! On my second moka pot (espresso) coffee with all the frothy steamed milk, sitting by the picture window watching all the birds desperate to eat and stay warm, at the window feeders, and reading Ilona Andrews—you guys made my day! And still, it snows…!
Thankyou!!! Innkeeper is a bright spot in my week. Hope you are surviving the edits – can’t wait for Ruby Fever!
Also, I think we might need some BDH merch that says:
Time to do something dumb and dangerous
A t-shirt or coffee mug might work (looks hopefully at the internets) …
Wow! Now to wait!
Thank you!
Living for these Snippets ♥️ And they never disappoint! 🥰
These snippets are the highlight of my week!
I can depend on you to astonish me. Thank you for this when you are so busy editing yet another astounding story.
So. Good! Gah, I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen next
😀
🤣🤣🤣🤣Love the parting comment 🤣🤣🤣🤣
***Pyrane***
So good! I love Fridays.
Ooooh… Another event at the Inn. Waiting with lofty expectations, House A. It can only be magical reading.
Love Dina and Sean. Such a Friday treat. Thank you.
Without reading a single other comment, I am going to guess more than 50% loved “We haven’t done anything dumb or dangerous for almost six months… Let’s do this.”
If not, well, *I* laughed out loud.
Oh gosh, what is this nightmare event that they have to pull off? And woohoo, I knew George would be able to help. Thanks for the snippet!
Thank you for takin time to do this when you are so busy. Greatly appreciated.
Thank you HA –
Caldenia has been exceptionally helpful (in her own creative way) so far, I’m interested to see what she’s like when she’s being a problem!
All the best with the edits …
ahaahaa :: We haven’t done anything dumb or dangerous in 6 months
I can’t wait to see what event they must accommodate now!
Thank you!
Sigh, that was so cool.
Thank you!
Ooh, teasing us with mystery challenges… Can’t wait for the next bit!
Yay Innkeeper!! Dina and Sean on a crazy mission for a someone who will invoke past memories for Caldenia. Adventure: warp speed!!
Yay for dumb and dangerous!
Ahhhh! Thank you!
I love this book! And it’s not even published yet. House Andrews, you do know how to deliver the best, time and time again
Love this snippet! I can’t wait for Dina/Maud to meet up with Klaus! The battle will be epic!
I wonder if we’ll see what happens when Klaus finds out George name dropped???
And I hope Caldania goes with them to rescue Wilmos!
Thank you HA for the Friday fun! I hope you both have a great weekend!
I love Dina and Sean! All the knowledge at their fingertips and yet they are still manipulated into something. I guess the question will be, “What is the endgame here?”. Is someone actively trying to get rid of competent parlay locations?
Thank you so much. Short or long, I enjoy it all.
So. Many. Things! What comes next?? What’s the favor and why is it worth so much? Why in the world does a gate exist to begin with??
Tune in next week 😀
Thank you!!!! Hope your editing goes well
Thanks to the snow storm here in Erie, I FINALLY got to read this story that I have only longingly glanced at prior to this due to the insane demands of work at this time. I can’t wait to see what happens next! I have come to love the characters of the Innkeeper series and have enjoyed their exploits and even the everyday life they lead. Thank you for bring them to life in these stories.
Yay! This made my Friday! Thank you!
Not short at all! In my opinion, any chapter is a great chapter! 😄
Much wonderfulness. You spoil us as always. Thank you.
Innkeeper installments are my weekly highlights:)
Another great instalment that just makes the mystery more intriguing! Thankyou.
I did wonder about the female werewolf. Was she set up by being fed the information that Wilmos had been kidnapped ( and if so, by whom ) or did she stumble onto it herself and realise she could use it to approach Sean?
This is so exciting! I love the adventures they get into and especially when they pull other characters into as well. Love, love, love all your series.
It may be a shorter scene but, an interesting one. Thank you for putting these out each Friday even when you are super busy.
Thank you! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. We just came back from a short family vacation, so the weekend will be spent catching up on laundry and cooking some food that isn’t from a restaurant
My smile is back. Soo good too that’s up next
The branch the inn made is killing me. Literally strangling me as we speak. Seriously, the suspence… thanks for the chapter, awesome as always!
Groovy. Thank you!
So exciting! I can’t wait to read about the big event!
“We haven’t done anything dumb or dangerous for almost six months.” – so sweet 😂 I love them! And George is just great. He really is a great arbitrator if we consider all the little things he does to trigger favours and turns them around. A story out of his perspective would be really great, too! Sometimes I would love to know his thoughts 😀
I mean, Klaus’ story would probably be similar (they even both abandoned their sisters without a goodbye), and it would be better fitting as we already have both of his sisters … but we all know George a bit better, don’t we? 😉
Oooh, I hope the favor is a fancy event at the Inn, like a politically sensitive negotiation or wedding.
Even a short scene is good so thank you! Can’t wait for next Friday! Good luck with the edits / Bon courage pour les corrections.
Ohh George. Always playing the long game.
Exciting and I love how open George was in sharing his perspective about how it/universe works.
Can’t wait to one day hear how dina calls Klaus out a little.
Thank you. Waiting with baited breath for part 2
Short passages or long, your writing is fun and bright! I am now stuck in my musings of what will happen next! Hope your coming week is a good one.
I love these short stories they are the bright spot in my week I really would love to continue to hear these stories.
Wow! So does Caldenia need to approve the use of the inn by the folk that deposed her? And not poison them, when they come around her? Can’t wait.
Thank you. I love, and so appreciate, all the work you do. Your talents and generosity inspire me to be a better person. Just… thank you.
I didn’t understand why they can’t use the portal from Baha-Char. At first, Sean said he doesn’t know were it leads because the guardian – the Sphinx – won’t tell him. Now the Sphinx is gone. Why can’t they use that portal now, but could use the other portal? Can someone explain it to me?
Your answer is in Chapter 3 🙂.
“ Walking through that kind of door without knowing where it led could get you killed. You could end up in the middle of a volcano or out in space.”
https://ilona-andrews.com/2022/chapter-3/
It’s dangerous to go through gates that you don’t know, because they can lead to a certain location, but you don’t know where they drop you. Here for a refresher of just how dangerous Karron is even *if* they were to just walk out onto the surface of the planet https://ilona-andrews.com/2022/chapter-5/
Wilmos and the corrupted ad-hal left in a “shimmering grey bubble streaked with red veins formed around the two of them” (also from Chapter 5 linked above).
This chapter explains that not only is this a known and previously used portal, they will also get a craft suited to take them there 🙂. “ Not only will they permit you to use the gate, but they will also provide you with a biological vessel that will allow you to survive and return”
I hope this helps 🙂
Thank you for all of your hard work. I’m sure you hear this all the time, but your writing sustains me on hard days. You are appreciated more than you know.
Am I the only person who thought Stargate upon seeing the picture?
Stargate! Yes!! Although it looks like young Luke Skywalker and a sad R-2 stand-in walking thru it… I suppose we can watch some SG-1 while awaiting the next bits.
You guys are the most generous authors! Thank you! Innkeeper is a highlight of my week!
I hope there is another book about Maude and her vampire
Thank you and yes I’m late but Love reading them. My favorite was the following comment. ROFL although the vest comment was great too.
“We haven’t done anything dumb or dangerous for almost six months.” Sean pushed away from the wall on which he was leaning, walked over, and kissed me. “Let’s do this.”
Thank you Author Lords for ALL the enjoyment you give your readers.
Love where this is going but…
When do we get to see Maud and Arland’s wedding?
I need to get a Patience stamp response to match the one Ilona made which says First 😀
Hehehe… that’s all I needed to hear. Thank you Mod R!
The Innkeeper world is AMAZING I just love reading it I am so enthralled … Thank yiy!
I love it can’t wait for more you two are amazing I love your imagination thank you so much for sticking to your writing for all of us you help us to live in another world for a little while
Thanks so much for the short, but spectacular snippet. By the way, I just finished listening to the Graphic Audio version of Clean Sweep and I LOOOOOVED IT! I do not usually do audio books, but it was SPECTACULAR!!!
The voice actress who did Dina did such a great job. I laughed out loud several times.
EEEEE! There are so many awesome lines at the end of this one. I love Sean and Dina. Can’t wait to read more!!
The favor economy of this doesn’t make sense to me.
They already did George a favor with the Valkkinians. Them doing doing a service for the unnamed Galactic power would not make them owe him a second favor.
1. The Valkkinian info wasn’t claimed as a favour, it was offered freely. Read Chapter 5 🙂
2. Even if it were, it was info for info exchange on who can get them to Karron. The actual obtaining of the resources is a separate thing.
Hope this helps 🙂
Hoping for new Innkeeper adventures soon! And, as a fellow dahlia enthusiast, I REALLY enjoyed all the dahlia references in the Kinsman books. I grow dahlias and it was a real kick to see familiar varieties mentioned!
So intriguing.
Can’t wait to read more, as always.
Thank you!!
Love it!!!!
Groan. I just read the next part and now have to wait a whole week again! Agony. I love it!
Out of the frying pan and into…looks like the fun is about to get started. Wonderful chapter. Thank you.
Thank you. Love it!
I’m currently rereadingthis series from the beginning for like the 3rd time, and I just realized the arbitrators are the kids from the On the Edge series. Feeling so slow…
I loved this cover! It is on “Great Sci-Fi Stories, Volume 3”. It’s in my listening que. Thanks for reminding me!
I’m loving this “Innkeepers”
What are the odds the inn’s portal will lead to Karron? Or Klaus?