The sun was high in the cloudless sky, as Ozpin was walking through a rundown part of Vale. Normally he wouldn't come out here as the majority of the people fell into their street gangs. The ones that didn't wanted to make something of themselves without violence. He couldn't blame them, just as he couldn't blame the person he was after for being here. No one here was foolish as to want to mess with her. In fact all the gangs seemed to respect her for after her service in the Salem War. He finally found the right street and almost immediately all the kids were on edge at the sight of him. He smiled at them and bowed his head as he walked by. His smile fell as he looked upon the house where she lived. Then he heard a click and the barrel of a gun made itself known.

"What's your business here old man."

"I came here to visit an old friend of mine, now please young lady I don't wish to cause any trouble."

"Well too bad 'cause trouble found you and if you had any sense you would walk away. You people have done enough to Black Cat."

There it was, the sting of having failed his students. His hope that they never see war was short lived as it was that very year war broke out. The names of all the kids that died that day was engraved into his memory. It was those names that almost made him walk away, but he need to speak to her. He need to know how to get in contact with Ruby and she was the last person that might be willing to help him. The others shut the door in his face, even Mrs. Scarlatina-Adel after she gave him a broken nose.

"Amanda, what the dust are you doing?"

"Black Cat!"

With a smile on her face Amanda ran up the sidewalk to hug Blake Belladonna. A collected laugh went up after she ran into Blake's hand. She has certainly grown into fine woman, but with the bow gone Ozpin was reminded of the cost of Hunter and Huntresses run is loss of body parts. For Blake that was one of her cat ears and her left leg, for Ruby that was her right eye, right arm and the ability to speak. It pained him greatly to see the blood, tears, and broken hearts that he gave them.

"What did I tell you about threatening people?"

"That no one will take me seriously unless they see my eyes."

"And why is that?"

"Because the eyes can win a fight before it starts."

"Exactly, know take these groceries inside my house please."

"Sure."

Ozpin and Blake watched as Amanda went inside and the people all around them stopped and stared as they felt the tension rise in the air. The headmaster and former huntress turned their gaze to the other. The disgust of the other person rolled off Blake in waves and Ozpin was ready if this turned into a fight.

"I know why you are here and my answer is the same. Go to Hell."

"Mrs. Belladonna please I want to speak to her and…"

"I don't care what you want. She is done with your shadow wars as am I. "

"This is urgent Mrs. Belladonna. I would appreciate if you at least gave me a chance."

"You know after Velvet punched you in the face, you would think you get the message."

"I know that you are all trying to protect her, but I am not going to hurt her."

"Forget it Ozpin, Ruby is better off now than she ever was growing up with Summer and Qrow. She is done with that life and what kind of friend would I be if I exposed her to that life again!"

He should have known that he wouldn't get any help from Blake and she was right for trying to protect Ruby. If the roles were reversed he would do the same. A true friend was hard enough to come by in this world and even harder to keep them for Huntsmen. With a heavy heart he accepted that Ruby Rose-Ren was not available.

"Very well, I apologize for disturbing you Mrs. Belladonna."

With that he began to walk back to Beacon. Blake felt slightly bad for yelling at Ozpin, but after the death of so many of their friends she felt that those who had survived had paid their dues. The last time she saw Ruby she was genuinely happy with Ren and their little boy along with Nora's little girl. It was the saddest day for Lie Ren when his soon to be wife died giving birth to Guan-Yin Ren and Ruby was the one who went and let him cry into her shoulder. The three of them had an unbreakable bond. In fact it was often joked that team RNR was closer than team RWBY.

Looking back she saw could see that the bond between Ruby, Nora, and Ren was always there, but after the attack on Beacon it grew stronger. Jaune tried to be a leader, but the death of a team mate proved to be too much. So Ren and Nora went to find Ruby after she disappeared from the hospital. It wouldn't be long until a rumor spread of team of four cloaked figures around Mistal.

It was well into the morning by the time Ozpin returned to Beacon. He was halfway to his tower when he noticed the rose petals in the air. It seems that he did get her attention whether that was a good thing remained to be seen. She was the first to walk away when the war was over and Ozpin was sure that she wouldn't like being called upon to serve again.

When the elevator opened up on the top floor she was just sitting on the left side of his desk like she did 18 years ago as if nothing has change. When her eye meet his, he smiled sincerely and she slid off the desk so she was standing. Then when he was close enough she moved her hands in the patterns of the language she was forced to adopt.

"You went though a lot of trouble to get in touch with me."