Mrs. Waverly glanced toward the window.
"Perhaps age makes a difference. I learned the world was not a safe place while quite young and killed for the first time prior to my twentieth birthday. But as to how I deal with it, I ask myself these questions. Would they have killed me or someone else - either directly or through their actions? Did I kill them to attain a profit? Did I kill them simply for personal pleasure?"
Smiling slightly, she turned back to April.
"Thus far, I can truthfully answer yes to the first question and no to the others."