“He said to me he thought you were a hero and it was a dang shame what happened to you boys over there,” Leni lied.
This is emotional damage control; a coping mechanism learned from her mother. She’s learned that truth is dangerous in her family. That it provokes, it angers, it breaks things open. So she lies to protect and maintain the ilusión of peace. She’s learned that honesty is often harmful and deciet is the only way to survive.
