Pressida grimaced and unhooked a small barrel secured to her saddle. Her Andican mare gave the barrel a derisive snort. Pressida had tied her on the other side of the log, well out of Keraengle’s kicking range.
“That is what I love about knighthood.” Pressida pulled a knife out, pried the lid off the barrel, and dumped two gallons of ripe fish entrails onto the beach. “The sheer glamor of the job.”
Yaaah Raaawr. More content!
+1
Thank you.
Thank yoouuuuu!!!
Can’t wait to find out who Pressida is!!
Can’t wait to meet Keraengle, she sounds like a real treat lol. I assume she’s a mare.
Typical war horse?
Hmmm … does Maggie know how to ride?
Maggie does…. she mentioned it in the scene with Arvel
If I recall correctly, she would be able to stay on a horse going at a slow pace, but my guess is not at speed…
Aahhh, the glamor… it was totally listed in the job description 😂
Who is Pressida? Where does she fit in the story? Why is her job so glamorous? Why was she dumping ripe fish entrails onto the beach? Is she a knight of Selva? Will she be helpful? Who or what is Keraengle? I need answers and I need them now!
Sigh. Fine. I’ll wait until the second book is out. Thanks for the snippet. Yay-rawr!
Her Name is Dame Pressida Vi Lattivet. She’s a knight and going from the Name, I think we can all guess who she serves.
She’s also a born Noblewoman so I guess a certain Duke we know put her in Maggies service to protect her and continue her training in etiquette.
Gasp! (I’m feeling dramatic today.) Did you get this info from the Zoom? Nice! Also, thank you!
I found the previous post referenced by AP below that introduced Pressida. Thank you!
She’s also wearing green in the pic. Just saying.
I’d forgotten this snippet (I’m of the BDH with really bad memory). thank you for the reminder and to the person who posted the link back to it. so good
+1
She has a “vi” in her name. So that means she is from Selva
https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/this-kingdom-drops-hints/
You can read more about Pressida here!
Thank you! I must have missed this bit earlier!
Good catch thank you
Thank you for sharing the link with the additional background.
Thank you. I don’t know how I missed this!
Thank you do much ❤️
By that, and by today’s snippet, something tells me that I will LOVE Dame Pressida! 😃
Thank you for sharing the link again. 😊
TYVM! Missed that snippet!
She looks badass!!
Thank you Wendy! And yay rawr HA!
Thank you, thank you, Wendy. that had totally escaped my mind.
thank you, Ilona!
Just the snippet I was about to go search for, so that’s some nice BDH work there, Wendy!
I think, given the vi in her name, we can all guess who Pressida serves. Yes, I mean “redacted”, ofc. I do wonder if they know what that invisible thing Maggie ‘saw’ in the water is? Why isn’t it mentioned in the books Maggie read? Or is it possibly referred to in one of the inexplicable random scenes?
In any case, definitely looking forward to meeting Dame Pressida! Thanks to HA for more crumbs to sustain us until our next meal!
Thank you so much for the link. Sorry to ask also- WHO is SHANA? Right now my brains has nothing.
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Lolololol. Wow Sam. Take A Breath! That was awesome😄
I’m guessing the ripe fish entrails are to attract that invisible creature that likes to eat bodies from chapter 1.
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Yay snippet!!! Just what I needed today.
And honestly Pressida, same girl, same.
The sheer glamor – yup – that describes it all perfectly!
SNIPPET SNIPPET SNIPPET!!! BARSA BARSA BARSA!!!
Whoot!! I love being back in snippet mode! I hope all is going well in the writing/editing process for HA. Thank you!
Heh, yup, all the glamor
Thank you!!!
oooo, I wonder what they’re baiting with the entrails
Thank you for the snippet and the art! Her expression shows how much she loves the glamour of her job. 😂
A previous post gave her full name and that she’s in Maggie’s service and that just brings up sooo many more questions – am waiting chalantly for book 2.
I thought she’s on loan from Everard as she is a knight of Selva judging from the name?
Ha, so much fun!
Off topic, but I wanted to say thanks for the accessibility options – not sure how long they’ve been there, but I know several people this really helps, so thank you for adding it.
🙂 It’s been there for years, so happy it helps!
We always had the accessibility options. It was one of the first plugins we installed. The plugin author updated it recently, and the icon changed, which is probably why people are noticing it more.
Also, my settings got reset back to normal size font, so that was a clue.
thank you!
Oh dear, new people and so many instant questions. Thanks!!
Thank you so much!
The crowd goes wild for snippets @.@
….. so, snippet Wednesday – will this be a weekly treat, so we don’t go feral waiting for book 2? My hopes are so high right now, being a member of the BDH is a toll on my blood pressure 😀
Sheer glamor!!! Love it
Hooray for snippet Wednesdays! does this mean we’ll get snippets now every Wednesday? as well as Fri-yays? *puppy eyes* lol
Fish entrails. Truly nothing is more glamorous.
Gahh! Love the snippet!
Snippet happy dance!
The Horde gets treats! The Horde is Beloved!
I also LOVE the pic. She doesn’t need a sword; she could slay folks with that look of disdain. (Pledging my loyalty here and now.)
Ha, glamour indeed!
Now that I think I figured out who I think Pressida is or works for? 💚 Can I ask if they are baiting our river monster friend ?
Oooo is she hunting something?
I hear you, Pressida. I hear you. The glamour of fish entrails in a barrel. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for the snippet!
On to book 2, even though it’s not out for a long while yet. I still think Steve, the ferrets, and Sushi should steal it now for the Horde. 😁
I think they should w*it until HA finishes the first draft. Imagine reading it missing the last couple chapters!(shudder)
Maybe Sushi should ‘innocently’ visit, ‘looking for treats’, so that they get used to seeing her around? I mean HA does have Sookie, Tuna and an array of swift-footed guard-pets…
I love Pressida already.
Snippet Surprise! Hooray! Ugh, ripe fish anything is such a smell. Hopefully that barrel was well sealed for the ride.
Hope you all are well!
Fish guts on a beach. I’m thinking chum, for something in the waters that’s Much Too Big…
Agreed! Body disposal?
My quarter horse mare Pana would go up down over any trail. She was part bull dozer through heavy brush. Would she haul fish guts No Way. I had her until she was 33 years old
Thank you….love me some snippets!
Also, ripe fish entrails are sometimes disguised as dirty dishes to be washed, laundry to be sorted and put away, houses to be cleaned….yep, retirement is all about the glamor too! 😂
Thank you House Andrews for the snippet and for your care for the Horde’s voracious appetite…..
Sending peace, health and safety to all!
squeeeeeee!!! Thank you❤️
Thank you for this! I loved Pressida’s first appearance; looking forward to seeing more of her.
Few words,
Many questions,
My mind races,
Yay!
These snippets are slowly killing me!!!! Can’t wait until Maggie’s second book come out!
A Selva knight!
I was unaware of snippet Wednesday.
May there be many more Wednesday’s to come.
Yup, it’s what we all live for, the glamorous parts of our jobs….🤣
was her name inspired by the wonderful artist?
thank you
whohooo, checking as soon as I saw the Instagram story meant that I’m in the 50s for comments 😂
great snippet. thank you for feeding the Horde
Just finished my re-read of This Kingdom and found myself with a question – well, several questions, of course, but this one might be answerable now, rather than in book 2 🙂
In the Rise of Kair Toren that Maggie read, was Lord Doran Arvel a POV character?
I cannot wait to meet her in Book 2!
oh more more more….
Story addiction is real.
Thanks so much for the snippet. Happy Wednesday all!
She is totally feeding the red fox things or some other beast which likes Maggie because of her magic. Or trying to lure in a massive magic beast which ate Maggie and has Maggie slowly coming back and then dying by dissolving in its stomach acid repeatedly.
TYVM! This would be from Maggie 2? OMG! Can’t wait
I just need a release date to start counting sleeps!
No one knows for sure, but in the video, Gordon suggests it might b around a year. No promises were made. We can hope that once the first draft is finished, that will help to firm up a date.
What accent would she have? I can imagine a british accent, complaining about her job.
OH MY! Who is this goddess of a knight! I must know!!! She is so beautiful! and fierce!
😂😂
Yes, my job too has glamour. So. Much. Glamour. Bodily fluids/functions galore and somehow I’m always disappointing somebody.
yes, that!
Thank you! 💜
Black… green…Selva?
Did HA just pull a Latour on us?
Oooooh. YES. Thank you.
Ahh! So good! I’m so into this series…..
Such a visceral truth! reminds me of my days cleaning houses… glamourous indeed.
I’m calling it Kreangle is a donkey
Wow. I’ll add myself to those saying Thanks! 😄
Oh, you tease us! oh so well! I can’t wait for more!! more, more, more please~
So…definitely still around Everard!
But is there a reason no one told Maggie that Everard made it back alive (including Everard himself), or did they really all just not think about it??? I could kind of understand Solentine not thinking about telling her and his people being tight lipped, but not Everard! But I don’t know if I’m just missing some emotional nuance, or if there is a reason that I will have to w*it for 🙂
I’m kind of assuming that there’s more to it, since we have no idea what all happened with Everard, the trip back, the expert poisoner trying to kill him. I’d think that if it didn’t work the first try he’d try again. But with Everard on guard but without the specific warning from Maggie, that could get complicated.
Or Maggie could b right, that Everard is faking his feelings for her, but I really hope not! If that were true, he’s too smart not to have sent her a note. It feels to me, more like Everard had a lot going on and maybe made it to town just in time. Prob planned to see Maggie after the big event. Hmm, I can’t remember if we know exactly when he got back-time to reread!
Hungry. Me want more.
is she the sun margraves daughter?
That’s a good question. He would qualify as a hero, and Everard is clearly knows him well enough to impose enough to get Maggie in to see him. Which means the Sun Margrave’s family will likely help her when they can.
looks fun
🤩 so good! Sans the horses, I say the same about my job 😂. Pressida, so relatable.
Appreciated 😁
Thank you for these little snippets that make the wait more bearable. Maggie’s book will be released in Spanish in a month and a half. I’m really looking forward to reading it after pre-ordering it in January. Will there be any other books published in Spanish?
This is up to Spanish publishers 🙂. Authors do not control which books are published or translated in foreign countries.
House Andrews are very happy to have their works available as widely as possible – if you are interested in more Ilona Andrews books in your own language, please let publishers know!