"Of course," he said, pasting on a smile to hide his dismay. He could do this. He could. He'd been on airships several times. They'd never crashed yet. He didn't have to be scared. He didn't. He kept the tight smile on his face as he led her towards a ship.
"Ho, my good man," he called out to one of the men working alongside the ship. When the man looked up, he asked him to fetch his captain.
Shortly another man came up, looking slightly cross at the interruption. "How may I help you, lord?"
"Ah, Captain, I thank you for your time. I am showing this lady around your fair city. She is a queen from the south, and quite wishes to go up in an airship, having nothing of the sort in her land. I was hoping you would oblige."