in the dawn light , i saw that he had long dark hair , lightly sprinkled with silver , but his face did n't look as old as i 'd first thought . they all have the same grey faces , rotten to the core . `` for so long afterward , '' she continued , `` it hurt . we were quiet for a long time , which had quickly become our norm . he cautiously slipped his hand away from her mouth , replaced it with his full lips , and returned to the task of savoring her body . 