She nods, all businesslike, and backs out of the doorway to let him in.

Drex crosses the room quickly, putting it down on a desk that has a chair next to it. "Sleep okay?" he asks, a little awkwardly - like he isn't used to trying to make conversation. He bends over to put the other bowl down, getting licked enthusiastically across the face by Esca for his bother, although Esca circles back to Denice rather than tucking into what is obviously his own breakfast.

"Mmhmm." She's still not approaching the food; she leans on the end of the bed, instead.

"Good," he says gruffly. "There's towels in the bathroom if you want to take a shower, can get you some fresh clothes. The front hall and door are straight down this hall. If you want to leave, let Esca out while you go, please?"

She nods.

"Enjoy your breakfast," he says, and then leaves, closing the door behind him again.

When she's next checked on, the food is gone and she's back in bed.

Drex sneaks in, surprisingly light on his feet, although he expects she's aware of him, takes the tray, takes Esca with him, but lets him back in fifteen minutes later.

Esca drops a sealed bottle of water near Denice's hand, and leaves his head on the bed next to her hand, but doesn't immediately jump back up next to her.

She's awake, just not particularly responding to Drex, since she hasn't been prompted to. (It's common enough for staff to come into a bedroom for one reason or another, and it's safe to let them know they've woken you, usually, but it's fine not to, and easier to get back to sleep that way.) She gives the bed a silent pat.

Esca jumps up again, and cuddles against her, making a quiet rumble that is clearly his attempt to be soothing.

About four hours later, there's another knock on the door - perhaps recognisable as Drex's. "I have lunch for you."

She's not any less awkward about it this time.

He leaves the tray on the same desk. "Uh, would you like to go outside after lunch?"

She shrugs, but she's much more relaxed about that than about the food.

"I'll come back and show you the way in an hour? Or you can ask Esca to lead you. He knows the way."

Nod.

He nods and leaves again, continuing to close the door behind him as he has every time.

She eats, and considers going back to bed - she's still so, so tired - but instead showers, carefully, and opens the door to peer down the hallway.

It's empty, although a voice can be heard, boisterous, from behind one of the doors, although too muffled for words to be made out.

Esca pads up to her side and tilts his head at her.

"Out?" she asks, quietly.

He leads the way, his pace matched so he's still beside her, but far enough ahead that his changes in direction can be followed.

Although the front door is indeed just straight down the hall into a wider entrance way with a set of stairs leading up into the rest of the house. The hall, and the walkway around it that the stairs lead up to, probably gives an idea of the scale of the place, although it's all well decorated, and has a very lived in feel. Esca hesitates by the front door, although he obviously knows another way out of the house as well.

She puts her hand on the doorhandle and gives him a questioning look.