No one shows up to cause trouble when they do so.

Good. Laundry time.

Eefa nervously helps.

Elysium sure generates a lot of sheets and acrobat costumes and tablecloths and whatnot that need washing.

When they're done there they can go back to dishes. The "wolf" doesn't seem inclined to be pushy about getting into service rooms.

Even so, Eefa is not going to leave Pelape's side during any of this.

Super valid. Pelape's honestly mostly expecting that the guy just kind of resembles somebody who was particularly horrible to Eefa in the past but that's a good enough reason.

The man is present at dinner as well, chatting with several other patrons who he appears to be friends with.

They can just eat in the kitchen, how about.

Yes, that seems like a good idea.

Does Eefa feel safe about going up to their room after they've handled the dinner dishes?

Yep! There're fewer people around there.

That's not necessarily a good thing depending on how hypothetically intent the "wolf" is to get to her and how unhelpful the witnesses would be but up they go.

Eefa prefers other people to the wolf, but she still doesn't trust other people much.

Anyway, Pelape's only idea for stuff to do in their room continues to be reading lessons.

Eefa continues to appear fine with this.

If the guy's still there the next day they can carry on with this routine indefinitely.

He is! The cook mentions that he's apparently a guest a few times a year to sell pickled foods at the market.

Good for him but she's got this kid to keep safe and safe-feeling and that means not being in a room with him.

No one seems to have heard of him causing trouble before. What about him bothered the kid?

"I don't actually know, I don't want to make a big deal for him about it, I just want to let her keep her distance."

"Well, she's your kid."

Close enough. "Thanks."

In the middle of the fourth night of this Eefa attempts to poke Pelape awake really quietly.

"Hmmwha?"

Eefa covers Pelape's mouth with her hand as best she can. 

There's the sound of a metal tool scraping against the doorknob a moment later.