You dont want me to stand against the council. You want a magic wand, so you can walk around smacking people with it until everythings just the way you like it. But guess what, Faythe? Life doesnt work like that. Life bites, and the harder you fight it, the more leverage it has to tear your heart right out of your chest. And if you really want to wake this particular sleeping dog, the truth is that if youd just taken that "damn ring" five years ago, none of this shit would ever have happened!