Almost nothing matters more to a Klingon than their honor, and that means they will sometimes make decisions that seem baffling to those from other cultures. In the season 3 "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" episode "Shuttle to Kenfori,

Obviously the showrunners and writing staff have the official say on the matter, but if Babs Olusanmokun feels his character's confession to Dak'Rah's daughter Bytha was a truthful one, then that's good enough for me. For anyone who needs a refresher on the details what he said, let's revisit that.

Shuttle to Kenfori' sidesteps the 'Are we the real monsters?' trope of zombie horror to deliver a perfectly 'Trek' message.