User blog comment:Mangetsu20/The Best Fairy Tail Chapter This Arc...?! (FT - 488)/@comment-3045936-20160613022907/@comment-4326112-20160614074813

That's a good observation! Given the two differ in not just how they hold themselves but for appearances, it's very certain that August knows many magicks from long ago and he's very reserved. The fact he's taking his sweet time getting to Magnolia shows he's a cautious individual by nature. And the way he manipulates magic reeks of "ancient" so that's a given.

Eileen on the other hand is a High Enchanter who creates new forms of magic and is on the level that surprises Acnologia and FRIGHTENS Zeref so that speaks volumes for how she deals with things. Given she wants this trainwreck of a Manga to end as much as I do, it's natural she does this in the most OP over the top way. She's far more bold and risks a great deal by confronting the Black Dragon head on.