Rina the Ice Dragon Slayer is standing in the office of Master Makarov of the Fairy Tail guild along with Lucy Heartfilia, Natsu Dragneel, Grey Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet. An expression of joy and relief spreads across her face no that she has been freed from her enslavement.

"Rina you are more than welcome to join Fairy Tail." Makarov makes a sweeping gesture of invitation.

"Sla-uh, I would like that." She smiles at Makarov. "Master." For the first time that any of them could think of Makarov looks uncomfortable being called 'Master'. Rina also picks up on his unease. "Should I not call you 'Master'? She asks now concerned.

Makarove clears his throat. "No, it's fine for you to call me that. I'm just worried that it will make it difficult for you to move away from a slave mindset. This is something we have to be very careful of. Now tell me, Rina how long were you kept by that man; and how did you come to be his slave?"

Her expression saddens as she thinks of her former master. "Fourteen years," she sighs "since he found me and locked a collar on my neck. I was seven and my mother Glaciel had just vanished. I had been on my own for several days at the time, I fell asleep in a cave during a rainstorm. I remember waking up because I was hot. He had come by the cave while seeking shelter from the storm and found me. He saw I was alone and put a collar on me while I slept, then built a fire. As an ice dragon slayer too much heat bothers me so the heat of the fire woke me up." She pauses and looks at her audience seeing expressions of compassion, anger, facination and indignant rage painted on their faces. She takes a breath and continues. "That first collar was simple only enchanted to act as a leash so I couldn't run away. He refused to give me his name when I asked for it he would only tell me he was to be called 'Master'. I didn't like it when he called me 'Slave'. When I protested and tried to tell him my name he would gag me. He even kept me gagged as we traveled back to his guild not wanting me to speak to anyone as we went. I tried writing notes to people on the trains begging for rescue. After the first couple he tied my hands then threatened to mail me back in a shipping crate and not feed me until he got home. We finally got back to his guild and they were congratulating him on capturing me. He told me I had a chance to win my freedom all I had to do was defeat him. He took off the gag and untied my hands but I was so weak at that point because he barely fed me and I hadn't had any ice in so long even though I put everything in to a single roar he shrugged it off and backhanded me with his titan magic. When I came to I had a new collar on. Ever since then he's kept me. Thank you for rescuing me." Rina is crying when she finishes her story.

"Is this the second collar?" makarove asks holding up the devious device.

"No, but i's very similar. All of the collars use controller magic and every collar from the second up to that one included an enchantment to lock away the wearer's free will. That way I couldn't challenge him again. Honestly I'm worried thisis all a dream and I'll wake up from it very soon." She dries her eyes on a hankerchief offered by Grey.

Lucy who has been listening intently chimes in with a question of her own. "Rina, one thing puzzles me you're a dragon slayer but you were carrying celestial spirit keys. Where is the celestial spirit wizard who owned the keys?"

"Dead." Rina's voice is lifeless as she answers. "He captured a young celestial wizard a few years ago. Once he forced the boy o open the gates and secure my restraint keys with the spirits he killed him and let me carry the keys knowing I couldn't open the gates myself. There are so few celestial spirit wizards these days I guess he figured it was antoher way to torture me." Everyone in the room is staring agast as she talks. "Saddest thing is I never knew his face, yet I know his voice. His screams still haunt me. Please Mistr-uh-Lucy keep the keys I don't want them back."

Happy who has been sitting quietly munching on a piece of fish is now playing with the blindfold that was taken off of Rina. "Hey I can see Gramps through this thing!" He exclaims cheerfully. "I can also see everything in the room but why can't I see anyone but him?"

It's Makarov's turn to provide some insight. "The controller magic enchants the collar also enchants the blindfold. The spell on the blindfold is called 'Eyes for Master' it will only allow the person wearing it to see the person holding the controller cuff. Can you imagine going through the world hearing throngs of people but only seeing one person? I can only guess that it is absolutely maddening."

"Especially if it is someone you despise." Erza interjects.

Rina sits silently pondering whether she truly depised her master while Erza, Natsu, and Makarove argue about how to best help. Makarove thinking that an adjustment period working in the guild hall would be best. Erza proposing that Rina should join a team nd go on jobs, being as radically different from her former life as possible. And Natsu insisting that she needs to spend time with the other dragon slayers to get back in touch with the impulses that were imprisoned by the collar.