[Royal Capital – Airship Port – Noble Transit Corridor]
The corridor extended in a long, enclosed passage where the air felt evenly cooled, without draft or fluctuation. The floor was laid in dark stone polished to a quiet sheen, and their footsteps carried cleanly along its length.
At the end of the passage the vehicle hall opened beneath the crest of House Valencrest. Three cars stood aligned along the platform, finished in deep charcoal with restrained brass trim set at the joints. The family sigil had been worked into the lacquered panels with deliberate care, present without drawing attention. The vehicles occupied their places with the ease of regular use within the household's capital arrangements.
A household officer waited beside the middle car, his coat marked with the insignia of the capital office. The tailoring was exact, the presentation composed. He inclined his head to Elira.
"Lady Elira. The capital office acknowledges your arrival."
