[Abigail pauses for a moment, taking in all that information and to consider how to explain what she meant.  She was wondering about if they were intelligent, had families, etc, more than their appearance.  An argument could be made that the animals she hunts are intelligent and live in families too.] 

So, you were hunting them because they were attacking, killing, and conquering.  Not because you enjoyed it or that it made you feel powerful?

[She wants to know if he's like her father or Hannibal, or simply trying to defend himself or somewhere in-between those extremes.]