Yes, perhaps approach the topic with her gently. She’ll probably answer your questions because of who she is as a person [ too nice ] but it’s not something she enjoys dwelling on.

Motivation, my dear. I don’t know all the details, only stories and the rumours and rare accounts I’ve heard — neither can truly be trusted, but one seeks oppressively brutal control and the other seeks a delightful and destructive amount of chaos.

[ lawful evil vs chaotic evil, essentially. ]