Well that sounds rather horrifying. But César is expecting more horror this time, so he can keep his expression from betraying him. That's a whole lot of awful to unpack, there.

"Hold this against your wound so I can start wrapping it up." César calmly directs, firstly. "... the City you're from sounds cruel, but I'm not sure I would consider that thought cruel. It's what you knew, and you had to think of people here in that scope to adapt quickly. What have you noticed about this place in comparison to the City?"