[ And he does watch Ribbons dancing with... someone, or something, he hadn't seen before.
The important fact is that they, too, just appear to stop -- but he did twirl her at point which, to Ashton, just looked like a recipe for disaster. ] Oh! Hm. [ No, maybe next time... or some time after that. ]
[ But he did read something in a book, though it seemed rather personal to do it... At first he reached out his hand, palm up, as if beckoning for hers -- but at the last moment he turned and lowered it as if asking for a shake, instead. Smiling. ] T-thank you for the dance, Hiling.