Greywolf
The Adventures of Meg Brady
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After tossing and turning, Meg finally began to
drift off to sleep. Just as she was
transcending the plane between consciousness and sub-consciousness, something
startled her and she sat straight up. A wolf!
Meg kept perfectly still, not sure if she was
dreaming or if the wolf was really in her tipi. She glanced at the door, but it was still closed. When she turned her gaze back to the wolf it
was gone! Meg closed her eyes and shook
her head. I must be dreaming! She
then heard the howling of a wolf outside her tent. Meg quickly donned her jeans and jacket and ventured outside into
the crisp, night air.
Meg could see clearly in the full moon’s light. Off to the edge of the tipis, she saw the shadowy
image of the wolf. It looked at her, as
if beckoning her to follow. She turned
to go back into her tipi, but something was different! The village had changed before her eyes!
Instead of the modern vehicles parked at the edge,
and tables with chairs, Meg saw horses in a rope corral and flat rocks and tree
stumps. There were people all gathered
around the fire, singing and dancing.
They were very similarly dressed, but they were not really there...almost ghostly! Meg shivered. She turned back to the wolf, only this time,
there stood a warrior in its place. He
pointed in the direction of the cliff where Meg had been tossed. He then pointed to the fire. The fire was peculiar in shape, it was
glowing and appeared to be rising. As
she watched the ball of flame float higher, she caught something out of the
corner of her eye. As she turned, a
wall of black fur and razor-sharp teeth came charging at her! Meg tried to run but she was unable to move
her feet. She turned to face the
warrior she had seen only to find the clearing completely empty. She was at the cliff’s ledge. She screamed as she felt a heavy weight
knock her over the edge.
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About the Book
Greywolf, is the
first in a series of adventures of Megan Brady, an archaeology graduate student
at the University of Calgary, Canada. Meg accompanies a friend to find
evidence that their village is a sacred site. Meg has three days to use
her knowledge and skills to save the land from destruction. Unfortunately
for Meg and Greywolf, the land has already been approved for commercial use and
the company's president will not let anything post-pone his work. Meg's
life is endangered more than once by both natural and unnatural elements.
She must win the trust of tribal members who are suspicious of this outsider,
while keeping her own ethics and emotions in check.
This story is just one in a series concentrating on
Native American tribes and their culture. Each story contains a unique
challenge to Meg who is learning of ancient cultures through oral
traditions. Oral traditions and historical representations specific to
each Nation are factual, and each describes the requirements and ethics archaeologists
are bound by. There are explanations for many processes that
archaeologists use.
Greywolf has action, adventure, mystery, and a hint of
romance. Greywolf is not a stereotypical "white man" verses
"native Indian" story. It
highlights an issue that many Native groups still struggle with- the
destruction of land that is sacred.
About the Author
Ashley
Moray has a gift and love for writing.
As a child, she was a featured storyteller and was selected for a
special arts program to develop writing and creative talent.
Ashley
continued writing focusing on Greek Mythology.
She extended this talent into anthropology and language origination.
During her Master's thesis, she wrote her first novel, Greywolf.
Ms.
Moray is a primary author of classified reports for Special Operations
Command. With nineteen years military
service, her high-level reports earned recognition in direct support of Desert
Storm and Enduring Freedom. She is now a
Lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
Additional
experience includes white papers on technology, press releases, product
announcements, business plans, marketing analyses, and securities documents.