Dankovsky slowly shakes his head in disbelief. "You fool... a note would only make matters worse."

By pointing a finger, even if it is to try and keep Andrey from doing something he shouldn't, he's giving Andrey a target. Someone to lash out on. And, while he knows Burakh can defend himself, there was the matter of...

"...!" Dankovsky looks at his friend, eyes wide. "The children! Were they okay?"

It's becoming increasingly clearer that Dankovsky is discovering Pyotr's world, instead of only having forgotten about it. Still, he seems almost desperate to know the answer.