User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapters 338, 339, 340: Review and Commentary/@comment-70.233.145.52-20130705160331

so, with ultear as old as makarov likely, does she mean now she has like little time left to live and chooses to live in retirement, likely only having a few years left? also, I bet she can't use anymore magic now, using it all on last ages.