I did that too. And Heather got the ring in the end after all.
About the Meteors. With all those characters allying with them and where the things are going with them, I think I'm not the only one predicting some kind of treason. Turns out that fare share of important characters are not comfortable with how things are at the moment.
However I'm not thinking that half of them suddenly become good and join our side. No. What I see are two hostile sides led by Lin and Solaris. We know that Lin took the charge by force recently. I say not everyone were content with that, and especially not Solaris. I sence an internal struggle for power. But who will take which side? Where will go ZEL, Taka, Aster, dr.Connal, Sirius, Elias, Blake, Fern and Terra? Will they even choose a side?