User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 325: Unity, Review and Commentary/@comment-5444132-20130329123010/@comment-7418318-20130329161429

Didn't Minerva declare Sting the new master of sabertooth? With him as the master and Minervas influence taking a hit from being defeated (and taking Lector hostage), I wouldn't be surprised if Sabertooth would change a lot.