It is about halfway through the third hour of the fifteenth day of Lucette's attempt to reorganize her grandfather's library. The project is moving at an acceptable pace overall, though she's starting to question the wisdom of having scheduled the whole thing down to the hour during day three (hour four).
"Her world has powers without demons and with other drawbacks that do not change with time, and she possesses a few such powers."
They can leave after that.
"Would you... like to pick out and settle into a room, or something else?" ... She really doesn't know how to be not awkward about having a sudden guest who's new to her world, apparently. Which is really unfair considering just how many different books on manners she's read. For some reason none of the authors saw fit to cover these circumstances.
Rooms. There are two of them near hers and one slightly further away but off the same hallway.
"I don't have anything particularly private in my room? I suppose if you can read using it I'd prefer you don't read my notes without asking."
As she wishes.
"I... don't have anything else pressing to attend to if there's something else you'd like help with relating to your move-in?"
"I'll need to know things like - where to go when I'm hungry, things like that? - I don't mean to be any trouble, you've been more than generous already."
"I have a private room I've been taking my meals in, you are welcome to share, I'll let the staff know to prepare the additional meals. I suppose I should also show you to the kitchen in case you want to ask a cook for food at a non-standard meal time."
"Does... Hrm....I can't tell whether you are avoiding being inconvenient because of the mind control or if it's just your general disposition."
"...it's the mind control but it's the mind control making me care really quite a lot about your convenience, not mind control making me do things that do not contribute toward my goals as they currently stand."
"No, your well-being in general, but aspects of it other than your convenience aren't obviously in my sphere of influence right now."
"Oh I mean - things like you eating additional meals or snacks are not going to matter to me, and in fact I would prefer you have them if you want to. But it's possible you could inconvenience the cook some very small amount, even though providing food is what they are paid for."
Probably this was an obvious chain of reasoning, but Lucette really has no idea how a woman being in love with her works.
"Well, then I imagine if you want to snack it would not be an issue."