now that I’ve given it some more thought, though, I could see the two having been concealed by the same method and by the same wording but for entirely different reasons. Marika is the most logical person to have sealed off the Land of Shadow, obviously, and I think she’s also the most likely person to have given the Tarnished a place for their champions to meet, originally in Leyndell but then separated in its own little reality bubble for reasons I’m still formulating a theory around. (something something putting their hideout somewhere the Greater Will can’t influence it, hence the Roundtable Hold’s Two Fingers being unable to get a response from the GW in an emergency, if you must know.)

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Sometimes, returning from some errand, Ensha would step back into the warmth and silence of the Hold—and pause. Stillness, a few long moments. A shadow among shadows.

She’ll usually say that it’s because the grace provides the best lighting, and that’s true, but she also loves being around the other residents. It makes her feel more at home, less secluded. She doesn’t mind being distracted every now and then to have a little chat.

While we don't see anybody's personal quarters apart from Fia's in game, my headcanon is that they very much exist and the permanent residents of the Hold each get one. Izar was assigned hers after presenting her first Great Rune and suddenly having a small space entirely of her own was huge for her, and step by step, she made it a place that feels like home.

Of course there's a desk, usually all but covered with one of her star maps and stacks of notes and sketches. She mostly prefers to work at the Roundtable proper because the Grace there grants better lighting, but she still uses her own desk a lot.

There's always a teapot, too. She retrieved that armillary sphere from the Caria Manor and treasures it almost as much as her beloved telescope. (It was broken when she found it, and fixing and assembling it anew took a long time.) Also, her backpack is usually sitting next to the door, all ready to set out again.

A simple bed with a somewhat improvised nightstand, plus a storage chest. There's always a book on the nightstand, even though Izar will often either just fall into bed all exhausted, or spend the night working on her maps.

Obviously most books at the Roundtable Hold are found in Sir Gideon's study, but Izar has gathered her fair share of books, too, so unsurprisingly she has a bookshelf of her own. (Some of those are loans from Raya Lucaria, but she'll return them... eventually.)

While Izar's room doesn't have a real fireplace like others at the Hold, it does have the luxury of a small stove that provides warmth... and boiling water. The shelf nearby mostly holds ingredients for tea: dried herba leaves, but also the spiced tea she regularly purchases from the nomadic merchants.

(However, she still has to head down into the kitchens if she wants coffee.)