Well, Oz was the most powerful wizard in the world. Without his protection...

[There's a lot of things that could happen, starting with the environment and ending with other wizards seeking an upper hand.]

Is there any chance you'd get anywhere close to being that powerful? Oz might have been... very intimidating...

[He speaks carefully, nervously, as if he's afraid Oz will just pop up out of nowhere and strike him down in offense.]

But our lives at the foot of the mountain were good, compared to the lives we would have had underneath another wizard.