Lover boy? He could understand why Korra thought that, that was what was going on. He sighed and whispered down to Korra and said, "It's not like that." He probably couldn't defend himself in this situation against her. He then turned to Mia and said, "Sorry, Mia. I'm sure everything will be fine." It would be, right? He really did hope so. He wouldn't know what would happen if one of his comrades died. He knew that it was most of the time inevitable, but as long as he could do something to prevent it he would.