User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Chapter 483: Seven Stars, Review/@comment-14155342-20160508074340/@comment-25111584-20160508092453

So... Gray intentionally left Toby and the others frozen for who knows how long, risking their deaths due to hypothermia and whatnot? What a jerk...

Nah, nah, just kidding. I get what you're saying, but, from how that battle proceeded (and ended), I'm pretty sure Gray had no such 'noble' intentions. He got owned fair and square. You might want to give Gray the benefit of the doubt, but looking at his performance throughout the arc, I fail to see why he should be considered any stronger than Lucy. The only thing that might give him an edge over her is the versatility of his Magic, not his own abilities.