That Ereuvir gets a victory kiss goes a long way to dispelling the notion that perhaps the two of them would rather be left to their own devices. He is also aware that Arkady seems willing to entertain the possibility of bedding him and so it's hardly as though he'd suddenly find himself with a lack of company in that regard.

But he's enjoyed having Ashley's affection as much as the more physical aspects, perhaps does not enjoy Ashley's attention quite so much as Ashley enjoys his, but he does still enjoy it. He will miss it, if it turns out this is all a ploy, though he would have to acknowledge a game excellently played, if so.

And speaking of games, this isn't intended to be one of his. He wasn't lying to Arkady when he called him lovely, wasn't exaggerating to say that he really had no idea if Ashley was beautiful, still. He does understand basic aesthetics, of course, and what people generally find attractive or horrifying, but until he sees the relief on Arkady's face, he has no way to know if Ashley looks the same as ever, or if death had made him uncanny in his beauty. Similarly, he knows that Arkady does not look "normal" but he finds him genuinely extremely attractive like this and so he's caught off-guard to see Ashley shrink back, a rare, unguarded expression that Arkady gets to experience.

Still. Just because he didn't mean to leave Ashley to be shocked, it could prove interesting.

At any rate, he remains silent for the moment, lets Ashley use him as a shield and lets Arkady presume whatever he wants about that (or about the fact that Ashley is not dressed as though he came from anywhere outside.) After all, he is curious about this as well, if the dying was what had prevented him, or was circumstantial.