"Sounds like a good plan, but let's assume whoever wants the packages stopped didn't hire someone incompetent either. So the idea of a trial run seems reasonable. On the other hand, nobody stopped us the last time we went in and out. So how will they know?" Zelpuz looks at the paths again.
"If we take the package now, we'll have to keep it safe for the night. But if we pick it up in the morning, we should also plan enough time to get on the plane with significant diversions. It might be easiest if just one of us goes in, picks up the package and leaves just before the guild closes tonight, or as early as they open if they are closed now. The others can watch for ambushes."
He looks around.
"I can do it, I guess for me it's easiest to hide the package, but I am not actually part of the Freelancers. Do you think they would mind? Otherwise I am happy to keep watch, too."

"Yeah, we're making this like some kind of major heist. Fun though!" the young mage adds with a smile.

"Ok, let's go back and get it. Vanyra can wait outside, see if anyone's looking at the building funny. We'll get the package since I'm Freelancer, put it in your hole, and boom! Off we go. Don't even need to think about it again."

The remainder of the evening is spent meandering through the harbor streets looking for a suitable hotel and scouting various routes to the airship. Eventually the trio settle on a boutique hotel just east of the Freelancer's office with decent views of the docks. They agree to turn in early and rise first thing to go over their plan.

The following morning they rise and partake in the complimentary breakfast at the small cafe adjacent to the hotel lobby. A mixture of pastries fruit and fresh fish served with coffee and tea. They have a few hours before the airship departs and decide to partake in some of the local wares of the street vendors. This also presents the opportunity to finalize three routes with optimal overhead coverage from the Freelancer office to the airship port.

With 45 minutes remaining before departure Vanyra, Yuu and Zelpuz arrive at the Freelancer office. Vanyra slips away down an alley and up to the roof of the building across the street while Yuu and Zelpuz enter. After some signing of formal documents and contract terms the pair receive the box from the clerk. A quick examination verifies that this is indeed the same box, or an extremely good replica, as they saw yesterday. With that the box is slipped into Zelpuz's dimensional pocket and he leaves with Yuu.

Zelpuz and Yuu make a concealed effort to scan their surroundings, trying to appear casual as possible as they turn down the road towards the airship.

Yuu and Zelpuz make their way through the increasing crowds of the daytime harbor market area. While they weave through the throngs and around merchant stalls they are scarcely able to check for a tail, and unable to verify that Vanyra is still above. A couple of times it appears as though someone is following, but in both cases they turn off down another road a few minutes later.

From her path far above Vanyra has a much easier time keeping tabs on her companions in the crowds below. Keeping a low profile and matching the slow pace of the the street throngs allows her to remain virtually invisible. As they near the airship port Vanyra spies a group of four armed men moving quickly along a road perpendicular to Zelpuz and Yuu. She moves to keep an eye on them as they draw near, coming up behind the package couriers. The Freyan prepares to leap down on the assailants, but instead of turning after her companions they only make a slight deviation and continue down a side street. A few minutes afterwards they arrive at the airship port which forces Vanyra down to the street level, but she maintains her distance behind.

As intended Zelpuz and Yuu arrive at the ship with little time to spare, in actually a little less than originally planned due to the crowds. The staff at the bottom of the gangplank checks their tickets and requests that they find their seats quickly for an on-time departure. Once her companions are on board Vanyra makes her way quickly to the ship, the steward checks her ticket and ushers her aboard. While walking up the plank she spots two more late-comers doing the same, dressed in some very colorful and outlandish costumes. The steward checking the tickets takes an usually conciliatory tone with them and escorts them up after Vanyra. Once inside the ship the latecomers are escorted up to the first class cabin.

Vanyra finds Zelpuz and Yuu in their seats and the three relate their respective journeys to the ship. The journey to the ship being quieter and easier than expected, though that does not set their nerves at ease. They are now stuck on the airship for the next 3 hours until their delivery destination.

Once the ship is in the air, Yuu relaxes a little. He sits up a little and looks around their cabin area.

In their cabin Yuu identifies that about 40% of the people are the same as the first leg of your trip, as far as he can remember. With the other 60% being newly arrived from their last stop. So he can pretty much count out that 40% of the passengers as being potential threats. There's quite a mix of races and folk in the cabin, mostly minding their own business, with the occasional stares towards Vanyra and sometimes Zelpuz. No one appears outwardly hostile or overly interested in the trio save a few children.

The cabin crew make the usual rounds, checking if anyone needs a refreshment. The journey during the first couple hours is uneventful and pleasant.

Vanyra explores the ship, paying attention with her mental abilities as well as her extra senses, to see if anyone may be paying extra attention to them.

When a cabin crew member approaches, Yuu waves their attention.

"Excuse me." he says politely when the crew member steps up. "I want to embark during the stop over in Byzantier, do some site seeing. Do you have any city maps available I could look at?"

The attendant smiles, "Certainly sir, I will get one for you." He leaves and returns a few minutes later with a map of Byzantium and the the surrounding areas.

Zelpuz joins Yuu to look at the map, pretending to look for interesting sightseeing spots and discussing the best routes, exclaiming things like: "Oh, this looks interesting", or "I didn't know they have THAT, let's go see it."

Yuu nods enthusiastically. And is actually enthusiastic, because some of those places look like fun!

They continue about the sightseeing in the new city loudly, but when there is noone around, they discuss potential ways to deliver the package.

With plan in place, it's now just a matter of idling away the time before the airship settles into Byzantier's port. Yuu tries working out the details of some invention ideas in his thick notebook after giving the ship a little wander, but finds the excitement of the views a little too inviting and distracting.

After a couple more hours the airship arrives and after slow circular descent they touchdown in the harbor and make their way to the pier. After a few minutes the ship is moored and the gangplanks secured, a separate one for each class of passengers, 3 in total. Upon disembarking the trio notices the Byzantium Border Agents and Port Authority set up a short ways down the pier, with two lines queuing up in front. As they pick a line at random you notice the young couple with the colorful fashion that was scrambling to board earlier just a little ways ahead.

In no time you are before the Border Patrol officer who requests your ID, reason for coming to Byzantium, and length of stay.

"Good morning, sir, here you are." Zelpuz replies, handing over his documents. "I am just here for a short sightseeing tour while I wait for the connecting plane to my final destination in a few hours."

Yuu waits patiently behind the red line while Zelpuz is giving his particulars.

The Border Agent looks each of the travelers over while processing their responses. Then their IDs are scrutinized in turn. Finally Vanyra, Yuu and Zelpuz are waived through in sequence. They move away from the crowd near the processing station, further down the pier, to get their bearings and determine which way they need to move. Not too far away that same young couple is waiting for a minute before a luxurious carriage pulls up and they board, and head down the street away from the pier.

Once away from the crowds of the pier Zelpuz gathers Vanyra and Yuu and with moment of concentration they vanish and reappear atop the building they were facing. Taking a moment to consult the map they received the group determines their course and vanishes once more. In only a couple minutes they bounced the several kilometers, from rooftop to rooftop, finally stopping in a side street quite near their destination. Peering around the corner they can clearly see the walls and gates of the estate, all lavishly decorated in bright colors. A number of courtiers and guards are out front, greeting attendees as their arrive, checking invitations and guiding them inside. It would seem they have the right place.

Yuu brushes himself off, and looks up and down the street of their destination.

"We may squeeze in some touristy stuff after all!"

"First things first" Zelpuz says. "OK, should we just jump down and walk from here or teleport right to the gate?"

"Let's not startle them," recommends Yuu.  "Port down and we can walk over."

Zelpuz scans the area to see if he can recognize anyone from the plane and for the best spot to get down.
"OK, so we go to the corner over there" he points to a semi-secluded corner not far from the entrance. "Then we just walk straight up to the front gate and you show your IDs. Sounds good?"

"Aiiiffirmative."

The trio teleports down and rounds the corner in a deliberate, but unhurried stride. They are unhindered as they approach, moving around some incoming and outgoing carriages, until finally a guard and courtier approaches them. "May I assist you?" asks a Mespah female dressed in fine gowns, while a ornately dressed guard stands a step behind.

Yuu beams a smile. "Greetings to House Shi-Fain. We come on contract from the Freelancers, transporting a gift from House Galadorn, in Escarmina."