The ship joined one of the routes leading toward Sunbringer City, passing beneath a vessel several times its size. Grey stood beside the deck railing as a thin sheet of light swept across the hull.
A blue symbol appeared above the controls, and the ship continued through without slowing.
"That was the entry check." Lily explained.
Grey looked toward the nearby vessels and noticed some being guided toward separate platforms. Their passengers waited beneath rows of floating lights while the ships underwent further checks.
The blue gear on Lily's ship had apparently saved them some trouble.
Beyond the outer wall, broad streets ran between buildings so tall that their upper floors disappeared into the clouds. Smaller vessels moved between them while larger ships followed routes farther overhead.
