She knew exactly how he felt. Perhaps that was why her expression softened a bit. It was difficult to feel so alienated from everyone, to feel like the world kept moving without you and you had no idea how to jump back on board. Or if you even wanted to.
Nodding once, she glanced around before looking back to him. "No, it's not. Most of the guards do not treat the residents kindly. I don't know if the attack on him was justified or not, but something tells me the punishment did not fit the crime. Most people have moved on, and the powers that be have used the poor man's death to tighten the noose they have around us. Things here are far from simple, or easy. But most people get on alright." She didn't include herself in that, but there was no need to scare the newbie. But he did deserve to know the truth.