Fai said:
Oh I do agree that Minerva seems to have ulterior motives and that there's a possibility she did that. She does have a fitting power for that anyway.
Its just that her saving Lector seems a bit counter-productive to me. - She would want Sting to rage more and to have reason to stay in guild and possibly go after Natsu - can't do that if Lector's alive. At the same time Lector's death would also motivate Rogue to be strong as to not lose his cat.
And I doubt she is the kind of person who would save someone out of mercy.
With everything it does seem that Lector's more useful to her dead than alive. Of course who knows...
In anyway, she is either the true leader with Genma s a front or she is "Laxus" of Sabertooth - except that unlike with Laxus, she does not seem to care how the current leader dies.
It has been stated she is Genma's daughter and the way Sting is now I think she would need some proper leverage to calm him down from extracting his rage towards her as well.
Besides, if Lecter is indeed dead then (assuming that Minerva will step up to the throne) she will lose Sting.....or at least I think so. I mean, with Lecter presumably dead I can clearly see Sting packing up and kissing ST goodbye.