# Retcon Proposal: Ring Possession Conflict Resolution

- Status: APPROVED
- Completion Target: Ring possession conflict resolved — settings/items/ring.md created, narrative-state.md ring entries fixed, CH15 ring reference clarified, manifest/evidence updated, committed
- Change Type: COMPATIBLE_REINTERPRETATION
- User Approval: User confirmed via question dialog — chose "반지: 한 쌍으로 수정 (Recommended)"
- Approval Evidence: Route question answered: [반지: 한 쌍으로 수정]

## Change Description

CH14 establishes that 한겨울 gives a silver ring with ginkgo leaf engraving to 최여름 as a Christmas gift. CH15 has 한겨울 touching a ring on her own finger. narrative-state.md records the ring direction incorrectly (여름→겨울).

Resolution: The ring is a **matching pair**. 한겨울 had two identical silver rings with ginkgo leaf engraving made — one to give to 최여름 (CH14), and one to keep for herself. This explains why both characters can have a ring. The pair symbolizes their connection, mirroring the bracelet/pair concept established earlier.

## Impacted Drafts

| Draft Path | Required Update | Verification Evidence |
|------------|----------------|----------------------|
| `volume-1/drafts/volume-1.ch15.md` | Clarify that 겨울's ring is her matching pair ring (not the one she gave away) | volume-1/verification-reports/ch15-evidence.md |

## Impacted Canon Files

| Canon File | Required Update | Verification Phrase |
|------------|----------------|---------------------|
| `settings/items/ring.md` | CREATE — new setting file for the matching silver rings | 은반지 (silver ring with ginkgo leaf engraving) |
| `volume-1/narrative-state.md` | Fix ring entries — 여름 wears ring (from 겨울), 겨울 wears matching ring | 은반지 (silver ring with ginkgo leaf engraving) |

## Continuity Risks

1. CH14 currently reads as a single ring being given. Adding a "matching pair" implication requires careful wording to not contradict the existing text. Check: CH14 does NOT say "this is the only ring" — it only describes the one being given. So a matching pair is compatible with existing text.
2. If any prior draft mentions "one ring" or "the ring" in a way that implies singularity, that would need revision. No such references found in CH1-CH13.

## Required Updates

1. Create `settings/items/ring.md` — matching pair of silver rings with ginkgo leaf engraving
2. Update `narrative-state.md` — fix ring holder to 여름, add 겨울's matching ring
3. Revise CH15 — clarify that the ring 겨울 touches is her matching ring (not the one she gave away)

## Verification Plan

1. @novelist-otaku verifies CH14/CH15 against new setting
2. Verify narrative-state.md anchor phrases
3. Verify ring.md creation
4. Full consistency check
