[He heaved a sigh, relieved to hear that little piece of information-- even if the sentiments that followed touched on something he wasn't quite certain that he understood at that point, but he knew that 'yet' was an inevitability.

Was that how Ozpin felt, before he spoke up in Oscar's head that afternoon the day he had woken up from a horrible nightmare? Oscar was too afraid to ask.]

That's as good a reason as any. I hear the battle academy most of my friends attended was destroyed in a very similar situation.

...But, not everyone who was involved came out alive. I'm glad you did.