The smile she returned was weak, but genuine. Of course she wouldn't reclaim the ring. She had no right to.

"Under normal circumstances, you would immediately report to Oa for basic training. From there, you would be assigned a Sector--often, it is simply the sector in which you reside, for that is where the last Lantern would have originated from as well. However, in this case, I believe it would be safe to assume that "normal circumstances" do not apply."