"Is it hard for someone else too?" - He looks around. - "I wonder how much longer this will take? It's not summer, after all."
-- I'll say hello to a friend while I have the time, if you don't mind?
Since Anpan was unlikely to object, he was also politely left for a while, just as he had been politely welcomed before, and then Erephir approached the master, taking advantage of one of the short breaks (and also checking if there were any other familiar faces among the people).