[Merida purses her lips together, frowning a bit. She can't fault him for that attitude. Just talking about her crush on Lancer used to get her flustered when her friends teased her or jumped to the wrong conclusions. She inclines her head, shrugging a little and crossing her arms languidly.]

Maybe he was tryin' to save face? I don't know about your time, but back home, I'd only ever heard th' handmaidens' rumours about it. Which clansmen had been caught with th' other, that kind of thing, My friends here told me it's pretty common, an' I was worried about my crush on a girl I know.

[She doesn't say that she sorted things out with Korra, that she knew what she felt for her wasn't the same kind of love she felt for Lancer. Merida raises an eyebrow here, though she's not judging in any way, just understanding,]

Do you think maybe you should ask him again? That his feelings might have changed?