"You're saying they're the ones behind those random murders? Surely there has to be a mistake."

Even though Raven had discussed the subject of killing people with Adam, it was difficult for Adam to imagine that the cunning and calculating Raven would go around carrying out random killings.

In past instances of such crime sprees, the perpetrators had generally all been deranged nutjobs.

Of course, Raven wasn't exactly the most mentally stable individual, but there was a fundamental difference between someone like him and indiscriminate serial killers.

Raven was more like a sinister demon that was slowly hatching plans in the shadows, obtaining what he wanted in a controlled and calculating fashion, whereas random murders were generally carried out by completely deranged individuals with no intelligence or foresight.

This seemed to be something that would only have a detrimental effect in the long run, and it was rather difficult for Adam to believe that...