[his attention turned to focus on her, once she mentioned Amon. If it had to do with him-- it probably wasn't anything good for them. It was a safe bet that his anti-bending crusade would only be stopped by the fact that... well, there were already too few of them there.

But it was the second part, the part about burning the clinic that really caught his attention. His eyes widened a little bit]

You did what? Korra... Those people don't know anything about Amon or his conflict with us. And if they do, they don't understand it the way you and I do. You can't get mad at them.

[it was a bit stern-- Mako, himself, was prone to it. But he couldn't ignore the other part of her statement. She already knew that she'd messed up. And he knew about her penchant for accidental destruction. He'd seen it first hand too many times to really be phased by it.

He put a hand on her shoulder, and squeezed gently. His expression softened]

And don't be stupid, I'm not gonna pretend you're not my girlfriend.