he really did have two feathers , which went through the knot of black hair shot with silver at the back of his head , and the feathers had once been golden although by now they were looking kind of ordinary and yellow and ragged . he said that he wanted to rip down the house he 'd already built but his dad would n't let him , so he planned to add the amazing deck . his fingers found her wet warmth . if they can hit us with a surprise attack , then so can we . '' 