User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 402: Iron Fist of the Fire Dragon, Review./@comment-24039250-20140929153844/@comment-7418318-20140929154608

Mard probably expected Natsu to be similarly powerful as the Sabertooth DS, but we've already seen that Natsu is in a different league than those two even without dual elemental mode.

Speaking of them... where did Sting and Rogue disapear to anyway? Shouldn't they still be standing close to Mard's position?