and yet yodren had never partaken of such pleasures , though not for lack of wanting ; it was simply a matter of lust confused , even more so when gallan was near , or in the presence of that other divinator , whose paleness was so startling he could pass for a lurienite , and from whose mind raddia had gleaned the clear , intense desire to shed his clothes and pounce on yodren like an amorous beast of prey .