Greywolf’s Moral Wound

The Swarm

Jack Greywolf carries the consequences of his military service and chosen identity into a final effort to protect the people and animals he loves.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

A Rejected Dolphin Handler A Rejected Dolphin Handler from "The Swarm". Leaving the Navy A buried history Greywolf leaves the Marine Mammal Program after witnessing brutal experiments that manipulate and kill dolphins.

A Rejected Dolphin Handler from "The Swarm". Leaving the Navy A buried history Greywolf leaves the Marine Mammal Program after witnessing brutal experiments that manipulate and kill dolphins.

Leaving the Navy A buried history Greywolf leaves the Marine Mammal Program after witnessing brutal experiments that manipulate and kill dolphins. He carries the memory into an activist life built around protecting marine animals.

An Exile in Tofino An Exile in Tofino from "The Swarm". A Chosen Persona Searching for a place to belong Greywolf performs an identity that others question, while building an uneasy environmental campaign.

An Exile in Tofino from "The Swarm". A Chosen Persona Searching for a place to belong Greywolf performs an identity that others question, while building an uneasy environmental campaign.

A Chosen Persona Searching for a place to belong Greywolf performs an identity that others question, while building an uneasy environmental campaign. His isolation gives way to anger at whale-watching and at Anawak.

A Hero Against His Will A Hero Against His Will from "The Swarm". Courage in the Water An act of rescue Greywolf helps Anawak and the passengers survive the whale attack despite their years of conflict.

A Hero Against His Will from "The Swarm". Courage in the Water An act of rescue Greywolf helps Anawak and the passengers survive the whale attack despite their years of conflict.

Courage in the Water An act of rescue Greywolf helps Anawak and the passengers survive the whale attack despite their years of conflict. His actions reveal a capacity for responsibility beyond his public persona.

A Friend Reappears A Friend Reappears from "The Swarm". Friendship Without Masks A changed relationship Anawak and Greywolf speak more honestly about identity, shame, and the failures of the past.

A Friend Reappears from "The Swarm". Friendship Without Masks A changed relationship Anawak and Greywolf speak more honestly about identity, shame, and the failures of the past.

Friendship Without Masks A changed relationship Anawak and Greywolf speak more honestly about identity, shame, and the failures of the past. The conversation helps them recognize the care beneath their hostility.

A Final Sacrifice A Final Sacrifice from "The Swarm". The Last Rescue Loss in the well deck Greywolf helps others survive the Yrr attack, then dies after being shot during the ship’s evacuation.

A Final Sacrifice from "The Swarm". The Last Rescue Loss in the well deck Greywolf helps others survive the Yrr attack, then dies after being shot during the ship’s evacuation.

The Last Rescue Loss in the well deck Greywolf helps others survive the Yrr attack, then dies after being shot during the ship’s evacuation. His final actions are an expression of loyalty to his friends and the animals he could not save.

before the novel’s main crisis

March, before the whale attacks

11 April, during the Lady Wexham rescue

after Anawak returns from Nunavut

during the Independence sinking