[ kyle considers this for a moment, his fingers cradling his cup. he ran from earth for a long time after everything. there was too much baggage and not enough . . . of a life. but giving up the ring? he can still picture major force's leering face. ]

I think it's a moot point. Wanting, loving. It's about how it's changed you. And how I've been changed by it. There's no magic that can turn back the clock.