User blog comment:SigmaAlphaThree/100 Questions for the traitor Arkanov/@comment-7270135-20160103232532/@comment-7270135-20160107161713

She's scared that she'll experience the same thing in Ali'ikai, where she'll be shamed and blamed for something that she didn't even cause. So for her, it's safer to hide the truth than ask for help, even though she doesn't know anyone would help her.

That could work! It would make sense too, and be really interesting to find out actually…