The Sight (Clement-Davies novel)


The Sight is a novel written by David Clement-Davies about a pack of wolves. The pack members are: Huttser, Palla, Khaz, Kipcha, Brassa, Bran, Larka and Fell in addition to Kar and Skop, Palla's brother and Kar's companion, who join later in the book.

Plot introduction

A wolf pack seeks shelter beneath the shadow of an abandoned castle. The she-wolf, Palla, is ready to give birth but fears for their survival against the harsh winter of Transylvania. However, a more dangerous threat comes from a lone wolf named Morgra, who possesses a mysterious and terrifying power known as the Sight. Accompanying her is a raven named Kraar, who feeds on the dead. Morgra's powers foretells the destiny of one of Palla's pups; to possess a power greater than Morgras and potentially have the ability to control the world and the one's to come. Despite Morgra's eerie prophecy, the pack remains undaunted and are willing to do whatever it takes to protect each other. Even it means battling against all of nature, the dead and the one creature wolves fear the most -- Man.

Characters

A vixen was rooting around the den one day. Morgra was the only one who saw it, and so grabbed a pup to save it from the vixen. However, in her panic she bit down too hard, and so when she went to bury it, the pack found her and accused her of stealing and killing it. Later it was found out that Brassa was the only one in the pack who witnessed this, but did not stand up for her. Rumour was that Morgra felt bitter that she couldn't have pups of her own, so she stole a pup from her own pack. After tasting a fellow wolf's blood, it was said that a wolf couldn't get enough and so kept killing its own. She was then banished from her pack for something she did not do.

The Searchers

The Searchers are the ghosts of wolves that have died. They can be summoned by the Summoning Howl, which can only be used by one with the power of the Sight. If the Searchers touch a living wolf, then that wolf can have its mind read and controlled by the one that used the Summoning Howl. The Searchers are neither good nor evil, but they have to do what the Summoner commands. These wolves are found in the "Red Meadow" that can only be reached when a wolf who possesses the Sight makes a kill, sleeps, and then calls Fenris's name. Once that has been done they can walk the pathways of death, but there is a chance that they might not be able to return.

The Balkar

The Balkar are a group of Draggas, or alpha male wolves, who do Morgra's bidding. They are vicious and will do anything their leader asks of them even if it will lead them to their own death. Before, they were led by Tratto, a great Dragga who let all wolves live in peace and freedom, who then was murdered by Morgra, who fed him lies in his old age. Eventually his blessing was changed into Larka's blessing.

Sight

The Sight is a power that very few wolves have, and it is difficult to control. It is believed by some that the true power of the Sight is to heal one's mind and body.. Only a very small amount is known about the Sight, and most wolves consider it to be a myth. Wolves who have the gift of the Sight have potential to have these powers:
  1. The ability to see though the eyes of Lera and feel their pain when hunting them.
  2. The ability to look into water and see visions of the past, present and future.
  3. The ability to talk to birds and to see through the eyes of a bird.
  4. To bring forth the Vision by looking through the eyes of a human at the citadel of Harja and enslave all the Lera to their will.
  5. To howl to the Searchers/Fenris, and either summon them to do one's bidding, or enter the Red Meadow and speak with the dead, summoning them with fresh meat from a recent kill.
  6. The ability to look into the eyes of other Lera and control their will.

    Book Terms

In The Sight, certain terms are used to describe or identify other animals or things and pack hierarchy.
Lera - Wild Animal
Varg - Wolf
Putnar - Predator
Balkar - Night Hunters
Herla - Deer
Seer - Fortune teller
Grasht - Vampire
Fenris - Wolf God
Searchers - Ghosts of dead wolves

Pack Terms

Dragga - Alpha Male
Drappa - Alpha Female
Sikla - Omega
Kerl - Lone wolf