Luck Be a Lady
Rather than simply being ruled by a hereditary line of princes, it was administrated by a mayor, who was in turn appointed by - and could be removed by - a city council made up of large landowners, guild-leaders, the heads of noble families, and other such luminaries
The Dragon, the King and the Kobold (vol. 4)
The journey back to the ship is otherwise uneventful, the sun sinking down behind the cloud cover upon the horizon, warming the sky with a rich luminary glow.