raddia was indignant , and would very much like to cut into the high servants thoughts in a loud mind voice to recall to him of their vast superiority , but instead she and gallan were suddenly offered a chance to give their guide a display he wouldnt soon forget for while they sat , each one immersed in their own musings , a dark shape pounced at them from behind a shrub , causing veig treth to shriek and jump for cover behind them .