Gray, an exile, returns to Fairy Tail after twenty years have passed. Now a weathered middle-aged man, he aims to redeem himself. He seeks out his old friend, Erza, but finds something he doesn't really expect.

An analysis on Gray's state of mind during the six month break after Tartaros. Light friendship themes. Does get a little dark.

Gray's thoughts concerning Juvia are cloudy at best and he could never completely shut her down. She never wanted to stop loving him. He didn't want her to.

What was there to say? Everything had already been said. It was nothing new. He felt guilty and that was just how it was. Just when he thought he was in the clear, it would all come back. Crushing emotion and darkness imprisoning him.