User blog comment:EvanDude345rv5/Fairy Tail 337 : R.I.P Fairy Tail/@comment-77.195.192.128-20130630083736/@comment-4829046-20130630114651

I think the governments are far more ancient. It was shown that the Council wasn't much until Guran Doma took control anyway. If they didn't have power earlier, they should now. I think the council was just nothing before. Outside of the movie, the current council is much stricter.