[ Eating sawdust is normal for seekers!! Okay it's not that normal. It's very low energy efficiency, and doesn't taste very good. That was a learning experience. ]

Yes, that's exactly it! Every fall, I have to go on a series of wild adventures so that I can hibernate through the winter. Why do you think I'm learning how to swordfight? [ "Learning how to swordfight" is a very generous description of what he's been doing. ]