"Protect Lance? You're underestimating him far too much. Do you know why I call him 'Swindler Lance'?"
"You thought he was dead, but he wasn't. You feel he deceived you, so you call him 'Swindler'?"
"That's part of it." Amelia's figure vanished from in front of the projection screen, allowing Lance to reappear on it: "Take a good look, Venus, take a good look... Do you think this guy is still the same one from a thousand years ago?"
"A thousand years of time... a little change... is normal."
A thousand years of time, for a person, there will invariably be some changes. Lance's change... she noticed it, compared to a thousand years ago... the current Lance had a better temperament, his eyes, every move he made... casual and natural.
This wasn't something to be overly shocked by; if there wasn't any change after a thousand years, now that would be strange.
