Cassie put a hand on his arm, less to hold him back than to ground herself. They'd come in here knowing this place was rotten, but it was one thing to know it and another to really see it.

Looking at it also drove home how much needed to be done here to fix this place. It wasn't just hitting the leadership over in Erudite over the head until they backed down; and reform on that level took a lot of work and a lot more time than she and the others could afford to spend here personally.

She looked around at the other Dauntless trainees, gauging their reactions, looking for those who appeared more sympathetic to the plight of the people before them. Best start changing minds as soon as possible.