I kind of suspected that if I gave Lona the "Tough" personality trait. The dialogue and her facial expressions would change from scared/semi-crying/nervous/shy to a more stoical/brave/confident expressions and dialogues.
Perhaps the dev didn't implement that bit yet? Not complaining though, as long as I get the tough personality stats, It's but a minor thing.
P.S, I learned that the Deep Ones and Rogues are a pain to fuckin' deal with when they are in groups. A group of Orkinds and homeless robbers however are actually quite easy to put down. But Rogues and Deep Ones just swarm you and their DPS is relentless. Good thing the game allows me to play like Rambo, with hiding, bow & arrow and traps to effectively deal with Rogues or Deep Ones.