[All of this is making Cassandra more bitter and jaded, and somehow really upset. She thought she had a real chance to get another try at some kind of life for herself, but this place is just as shitty as home with this going on. So when she looks up, she strongly resembles a kicked puppy.]

The hold isn't going to stop people from wanting to kill each other. If someone is that determined to kill other people...

[She doesn't know how to finish that thought. She's done with everything.]