Honestly, madness really helps someone to survive in the world. If you're trying to approach everything from a place of sanity, you're just likely to get yourself wrapped up in how inconsistent things are. And... yeah, rather well, honestly. Expectations can drive someone into the arms of the sea quite quickly.
Most of the burning was accidental. Honestly, most of the carnage is. Murder's never the first resort, but it always ends up happening anyway.