Oz's plan once he was well was to put as much distance between him and Send as he possible many painful memories was there and he didn't need them. He left during the night as the healer just had his cane, some food for 4 days and flint and steel for a fire and just walked,listened, and somehow avoided most troubles so far...though he did walk into a couple trees and so started to go slower after that.

"This is funny to watch"Says a voice just up ahead "A badger walking into a tree, ya blind or something?" Not that the badger could tell but into view came a rat.

Oz stopped his walking and snorted "Not your concern whom ever you are, now have a good day, or evening I could care less wot it was."

The rat just sneered as he got a closer look "Ya are blind, well this fight should be easy." The rat drew his cutlass and lunged at the badger.

Oz listened and sidesteps and his staff came down onto the rat's head. The rat was knocked out cold as the badger shook his head "Guess you should of left me alone huh"

The next few weeks was spent just walking south, it was if he was drawn south and had no clue why, or why his dreams, which was the only time he ever seen..another odd thing, but hey at least he knew when he was dreaming.

His dreams had him walking on sands, looking at a great mountain, and the voice that seemed to each time become less muffled and more clear.

One morning he woke from a campsite and was being watched, he had a feeling someone was near but not whom as he stood and slowly walked forwards "Who..."A started gasp and he slips in mud right into a flowing body of water, he scoots backwards and frowns at the fact he should of known that was there.

Thats when the laughing started, a right chuckle "Oh bally well funny chap...you walked right into the River Moss...OH MY WORD!" It was a hare and he seemed to think Oz was very funny. The hare dried his eyes and chuckled more."Oh oh oh...heehehehehe"

Oz growled and was right in the hare's face! "Think I am funny then? I do not like being laughed at, perhaps find another beast to chuckle at." He then backed up and grumbled, well south wasn't an option, or least at the moment but east or west? He was not sure.

The hare gulped "Sorry chap.."He then notices and blinks "Your...blind...I'm sorry I didn't know chap. By de way my name is Hartnell Capaldi Lethbridge Pine, you can just call me Pine, at ya service, hey maybe we can travel together...help one another wot ya say badger chap?"

"My name is Oz Winters not chap and go where, I tend to avoid settlements"

Pine nods "Well..may I ask why? See I was going to go to jolly Redwall Abbey, heard they have a feast in a few days"

"I could care less of this..Redwall? Why is it called that? Is there a YellowWall...A Greenwall somewhere as well? I am a hermit and don't need a feast, waste of time."

Pine looked like he was in shock, he was"Waste of time! Food be important Oz..very important"

oz sighs "Wot ever. Look I need to get going to...well clearly not here...it has sand and a mountain,the voice says to go thar"

"Voice?" Pine asks as he arches an eyebrow and seems to debate if the badger is insane or not.."Wait..mountain..sands like a beach?"

Oz shrugs "Maybe...there is the sound of water and..some sort of bird never heard before and salty air...I never been there and I was born blind but in my dreams I sometimes...see things, maybe not like others I have no clue but this place was blurry and the longer I travel the less blurry it is"

"Salamanadastron!Home of the Long Patrol...always dreamed of joining it, lead by a Badger Lord or Lady but they have not had one in SEASONS...OMG maybe it's calling you...I know the way, follow the river for a couple days...then down the shore another day and ya jolly well get thar"Pine explains "So..ya coming...plus I am an excellent fisher beast and cook"

Oz seemed to think on this and shrugs "May as well and if it leads to nothing then...I go elsewhere. Though a bunch of hares...I don't know...maybe I will just drop you off."

Pine grined "Well let's start!"

Over the next couple weeks Pine and Oz became friends and as they got closer the dreams became stronger and more detailed to the point where Oz wanted to speed up the trip, getting to the sands he seemed a bit excited and started walking the faster the day became half a day and Pine had to jog after him, he then slowed and seemed in a trace as he reached out and felt rock, he moved his paw along and found the entry and stepped inside..voices as he stopped and listened.

"Its a badger?"

"But..he's..blind?"

"Quiet are ya insane chap?"

One hare steped forwards and reached out a paw "Welcome to Salamandastron...sur"

Pine caught up and and waved and watched Oz, "Hey give him room chaps and lasses"

Oz tilted his head and listened, he snorted and went on ahead and down a tunnel, following the corridors along the way, then suddenly into a run almost tripping but yet oddly this felt so...familiar, he felt felt at home. He found a more open area, moving his clawed paw along a wall, finding a way to...open it?

It was a special place it seemed, the scent of herbs were heavy here and he felt tried and decided to sit down a moment to rest, just a moment is all he needed.

"Oz...Oz...my darling..."

Oz eyes snapped open at that voice, so clear so...he knew it and tears came "Northstar"

Northstar was before him and smiled "Do not worry...your not dead but you are where your meant to be my love...this is your home. Go to the hares...your to care for them now and this mountain'

Oz blinked and he was alone in the cavern, tears on his face as he smiled for the first time in weeks and a deep breath as he steped on threw the halls and came to a crater..then foot paws, voices as he turned it was silent "Helllo...I am Oz.."

One hare stepped forwards "Welcome home...Lord Oz"

Oz nodded and offered a smile"Well then...this will take getting...use to"

Pine grinned "Yeah but your not alone...Your Lordship"

Oz just nodded "No..suppose not."

There was a feast that night at the mountain to welcome the new Badger Lord

Lord Oz

And Oz...enjoyed the feast and wondered just what the future held for him...he supposed he would find out