Ring is a dear friend of Manaconda @Manaconda33's friend Paprika.
Ring and Paprika were on a journey together that took a turn for the worse when Ring accidently threw his chop sticks into the fire along with the sticks they found for that purpose. The ordeal Ring now faced was not the cold snow or biting winds over the mountains. Both of these hardships were quite the opposite of Ring's warm home. His true ordeal was how to eat his noodles when all he had left was one small spoon. Ring had noodles on his clothes and noodles on his hands and on the ground.
Ring and Paprika enjoyed their friendship, despite Ring's private ordeal. They hoped to see one another when their journey came to an end.