Without knowing someone, of course it can be difficult to discern their motivations. I've known the ones who enjoy fighting and killing, but I've also known the ones who make grim jokes just to keep their sanity.
Her world's issues, from what I've been told, are different, but no less difficult.
You are another sort of werewolf, then? The ones in my world are quite different from the ones that have caused us trouble here, and Messere Malia is different still. May I ask how the condition functions for you? ("None of your damned business" is not an answer that will offend me.)