Swiftcurrent Creek cowpoke

all right then.
"git yer teeth higher, red!" colt instructed through a bloom of agony. ring-eye had hold of his cheek but through his peripherals he saw sadey was faltering.
he ripped his jawline from the man's grasp, leaving a fair chunk of skin and hair clapped in the giant's jaws. the slashes cut from his right outer eye to the edge of his lip and would be a quartet of long jagged scars.
blood weltered down and painted his shoulder. "now leave off, girl," colt panted, a mad laugh eking in his throat. the big fucker was bleeding. briggs was bleeding. 
there was ferocious movement in sadey's direction. no time to watch anyone react to hotfoot's gambit before the unkempt rogue flashed forward, feinting to the right and striking for ring-eye's — ringed eye.