Heheh... Hahahahaha! [He can't help the laughter. It's kind of cute. That tremor of awkwardness, the fear still within the boy... it's delicious.]

Who knows! I know a few people who'd claim otherwise. [Resting his hand on his hip, he grins broadly. It'd be easy to mistake him for an actual teenager, like this.]

You don't want my advice, but you're getting it anyway. Keep the Ring off. I don't know if he's following the same path as I did, anymore, but his memories likely haven't returned. Letting him take control now would be dangerous for your friends.