Ravensblood Forest your life's a dimestore novel

The stranger came alive all at once. He rolled over and that's when Raptor's eyes stuck to the empty socket where the other wolf should have had an eye. His gawking stare persisted even as the gray male fumbled around trying to gather his feet... only to fail and collapse into another heap.

"Lard tunderin', lad, turn around! If I had a face like that I'd walk backwards!" Raptor guffawed as he slapped a paw on the ground. "Who did that to ye, eh? Whose left nut did ye bite to deserve it?" He leaned forward, letting himself get a good old look at the damage. It was impressive.