Colin's brows go up at the second one. This is the first he has heard of Lexie in an abusive relationship. To the first one, he waves his hand dismissively.

"Byerly was picking fights out of boredom. He doesn't believe any of that."

The truth of the matter is somewhat more complex, though. Byerly is a spy. He plays a character, causes people to expect certain things of him so they don't suspect him to act in other ways. Of course Colin can't say that. They'll circle back to Lexie in a bit.