Last spark from the ashes

"Better on all counts. The Traveler wouldn't allow a portal inside the City walls. And securing one would get interesting." She chuckles, considering some of her bosses' methods for that.

They're only waiting on the Ghost now. It spins gently, murmuring to itself. "Interesting. It's not a lock, it's a-"

With a tearing sound, the door fades to a glowing outline, a mesh of white lines, and then vanishes. Behind it lies a narrow passage that jerks immediately to the right, forbidding a clear sight of the interior.

"-schedule."

"Whatever gets us in." Blaze moves up alongside it, letting it rejoin her as she checks her sensors, then takes a look round the corner.