"Ah. Do I look particularly handsome tonight?" A miserable little part of his mind takes note of what, exactly, it is that's his element. Not this dancing. Not this merriment. Guilt and incipient betrayal, it seems. That is his true milieu. It's that which makes him most appealing, it seems; when he is about to ruin someone, that's when it's good to see him. Yes. Sounds about right.

Just don't do it. Go to Piotr and withdraw from this. He'll label you a coward and a fool, but so what? You've been called worse by people who mattered more to you. So what?

"Try not to kiss me. It shall be a terrible temptation, I know, but you must resist."