Then one of those feet stirred Nymani into the instant wakefulness of the wilderness-trained man.

In her instant wakefulness, Ilona realized it was Maria beside her -chatty ,chubbyMaria-and she hoped she had not hurt her.

At Muller's shout, several rebel sentries, who had been snoozing in the shadows beside the palace, instead of mounting guard, were startled into instant wakefulness.