I assume the stepdaughter-to-be is okay with that? I think I'd feel oogy if it were me, but then, Leila is also a rather astonishing person, so she can probably get away with it.

I guess my definition of "patriotism" always has to include the possibility of civil disobedience. I can't imagine feeling patriotic about a country without also imagining choices for myself in the event of colossal stupidity on the part of the power structure. But that's probably just my fled-the-Russian-army genetics talking.