Wow, thank you. Like I said, brooklinegirl totally made me rewrite that paragraph until it worked better than...before... so credit goes to her, as well. I'm very glad the rings as metaphor worked...kinda what I was going for... so thank you. :)

Ain't fanfic grand?

*g* It really is. Hehe. "H" for "Hard Core Logo"! Hehe.

AndIwilltry. Thank you!