This is absolutely how you handle the tough spot. They attacked her, but she, despite being outnumbered and vulnerable, defended and found a chink in their arm

This is absolutely how you handle the tough spot. They attacked her, but she, despite being outnumbered and vulnerable, defended and found a chink in their armor. For sure the smartest thing is to try to wiggle the knife, try to make the hole bigger, or at the very least more visible (lies reiterated, repeated). At the same time making the whole process painful for the attackers, turning the knife, knowing that they can't leave and need to stay and take it. Of course they would want to continue forward, leave the situation and repeat the same thing in another 10min firing session. But why would she cooperate with dishonest NPC?