[ There's stairs, and it also comes with some nice views or orchards, free-roaming horses and small fountains and pools to relax in. While it's August, and harder to tell, the summer weather was also part of the whole 'thing.' No surprise for a summer goddess, really.

Still, there's definitely a 'castle town grounds' sort of thing, and Shizuo's leading Hakkai over to the main building area to get over to Izumo's room. ]

Unusual... Not really. Then again, he's someone that keeps taking projects on, even when he doesn't have enough time, and that's part of his 'normal.' I'm not even sure he slept properly after performing the ablution. He might've napped a couple of times?

[ Which is a lot for Izumo, really. ]