Judd Bratton

"Who I am is none of your business; and he was messin' in my territory"

- Judd Bratton to Jared Shore on the subject of Max Shore's intrusion

Judd Bratton is the first human being the Shore Brothers encounter in the story. He is described as being a little younger than Max, maybe thirteen years old. At first, when the brothers decide to leave Toronto in search of their missing parents, he refuses, but under severe circumstances is forced to leave with them. He accompanies them through Detroit where they meet Ryan Callahan and Jessica Leith and assissts them in their escape, before being killed at the end of the next chapter (Chapter Six).