Porter
Porter is an interesting character with some interesting ties to the territory when he shows up chasing LeeAnn at the end of book 4. You have the sense he is destined to stay when Grabon puts him in charge of Zack, but he becomes an important figure in book 5 helping out with things and looking for a partner and in book six his role expands.
First things first, Porter is human. He is physically in good shape when he arrives and in better shape after a few seasons in the territory. He is still trying to find his place in book 5, in book 6 I think readers will agree that his place found him.
He I is a long lost relative of Heron’s but they did not know one another. In fact, Heron pretty much quit the human world and the Woodsmen clan before Porter was born. The tie is more cultural, until they get to know one another.
Tell me whT you think of Porter’s character as you get into book 5.