That cigarette was what she needed after all. Sequoia yawned and straightened herself and while doing that she suddenly noticed a company of Cretans in the table closest to the door. Sequoia wasn't a fool, she knew the worth of anything in politics, no matter big or small - so the best she could do was sneaking back into the cavern and closing the door in the most silent and the least noticeable way.
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Sequoia approached Hikari's hideout, chuckled with a happy face and asked in a low voice after landing a kiss on her cheek, - "Who had sca-a-a-ared you so much, ba-a-a-aby?" She obviously saw that Hikari tries not to appear afraid while being so.
She also found that it will be a good idea to call the brave Will - Sequoia smiled to herself remembering how Will used to get that smuggling Stork or that Orca one on one on his pesky little fighter - to join them here a couple of minutes later, so he'll be a gentlemen and get the drinks Sequoia had no will to get to bar for.