I'm rather certain that if I said that, no one would believe me. I am hardly the sort of person anyone wishes to commit any vices with!

[ He responds to what sounds like a joke with one of his own, also more truth than anything else. Winter knows very well what he looks like, and how poorly he scores in popularity; every Fete since his sixteenth birthday has been the same. If people approach him, it's to make a political connection, not a personal one. ]

If you'd rather, I could say that I stepped out and you had your fun with one of my maids.