For the queen regents, lords of the North, wardens of the West, and Knights of Flowers: Winter is about to end as the spring for medieval fantasy TV is afoot.

What would a STATUS girl be if she didn’t enjoy the food, drinks, friendly company, and photo opportunities abound but the true highlight of the event was the taste teaser I saw when we were all shown the first episode of the second season.

What got the whole room really excited though was when Jon Snow’s face boomed from the projector. We were given an exclusive first look at the dashing Kit Harrington as he the fans the lowdown on what to expect from Jon Snow in the coming season. Rejoice ladies: Jon finally gets some!

I think it automatically goes without saying that although I didn’t win the A Song of Ice and Fire box set they gave away through the Twitter promo, I definitely didn’t leave home empty handed, and I’m not just talking about the cool Iron Throne paperweight I brought back to the office like a trophy of war. Rest assured, my new found fandom, that I will be catching up and looking forward to watching Game of Thrones marathon-style before the second season catches up with me. After all, as the editorial team said, Game of Thrones is ‘part of my education’ here in STATUS.