User blog comment:Sargenttacos115/Natsu and Gajeel age Theory/@comment-204.56.251.116-20140205195612

I believe all of the “real” dragon slayers – all of the ones taught by dragons – like Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel, Rogue, and Sting were locked in a Fairy Sphere like thing. It would make sense as to why they didn’t age or have any memory of the time that passed. I would also like to point out that in the manga; Igneel and Grandine are talking about Natsu(implied) and Wendy(actually said her name) in chapter 101. Everyone insists that dragons existed long ago, not to mention that Natsu and Gajeel couldn’t pass through the barrier set in place for “Stone Statues and Everyone Over 80”. Technically, if they were trapped in a Fairy Sphere like-thing they would still be 400+ years old even though they didn’t experience the time change themselves. Wendy, Sting and Rogue must have been 5 or so and Natsu and Gajeel must have been 9 or 10 when they were locked in the Fairy Sphere thing. We have to remember that Sting and Rogue lived for 7 years while the rest of them were trapped in the Fairy Sphere on Tenrou Island. So, Wendy should be the same age as them.