yodren was thinking of the awkward incident with harfien , and what it might have led to if he were of the same predilection ; it wasnt desire , for he knew desire even if hed never shared it with another ; but it was nonetheless a sentiment both strong and darkly alluring , which , for no reason he could think of , brought gallan to his mind : gallan of the alabaster skin and ice blue eyes , who , from what yodren understood , should have lain with his sister raddia , but had never done so out of some profound and powerful aversion .