Today marks the official reopening. Lance is very concerned about the situation on the frontlines, but he hasn't intervened. He can't handle everything himself, especially while preparing for special operations.
He has his own matters to attend to and has now found a person who is both familiar and a stranger.
Back then, appearing with Geralt Junia in Hamlet, was the bald sorcerer's apprentice—the antique dealer Catherine.
Although she was an apprentice, she ultimately betrayed the bald sorcerer. If Junia's divine arts hadn't indirectly interrupted the sorcerer's curse, she might have perished. However, she fell into a coma.
Later, Lance rescued her. After observing and understanding her situation, he didn't make things difficult for her and arranged for her to recuperate at the school library.
To be honest, Lance's impression of her isn't very good because contact with her reveals her betrayal wasn't out of guilt or awakening; it was purely to escape the sorcerer's control.
