Chapter 4
It was more of a sense than anything else. One day Adama woke up and knew the summer had arrived. As he lay in the warmth of his burrow with Graf behind him and the bear fur and bison hide still protecting them from the chill, he struggled to open his eyes. He vaguely recalled waking twice before, blindly feeling about for the macan leaves, which were in a different place each time. But now, he could forget the leaves until the next rainy season and enjoy the warmth of the summer sun on his naked body.
Waking from hibernation was not like waking after a night’s rest. It took time for the body to recover. First his mind became active, aware that the rest of him was not yet capable of all that it usually was. Then, he found he was able to open his eyes. His breathing became more
