she could see the smooth white texture of his body , glistening with a faint green mottled tinge , the veins dark brown staining the skin just below the surface as it traced downwards to his tight muscular arms , showing through the sleeveless tunic leading down to massive hands ; the knuckles gnarled and as lizzie watched him clench his fingers she felt a shudder of fear wash over her and stepped backwards , but as she glanced up she caught sight of the figures face and stopped .