she enjoyed watching all the people too : dark solemn asshai'i and tall pale qartheen , the bright-eyed men of yi ti in monkey-tail hats , warrior maids from bayasabhad , shamyriana , and kayakayanaya with iron rings in their ni**les and rubies in their cheeks , even the dour and frightening shadow men , who covered their arms and legs and chests with tattoos and hid their faces behind masks .