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,

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

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.