Only one did. For me, it was you. For her, it was me. In her case, her being a 'monster' could be seen as literally being one. I restored her human appearance, but... what she had done to herself had altered her body at the biological level. Even for me, that's a tall order. It was irreversible. She'd only ever be a human in appearance only.

{ They certainly did. So in that sense, he could relate to how Eileen felt. Even when he felt like he was going to spend an eternity hated and feared by everyone, he found Mavis, who seemed to genuinely believe he was better than he (not to mention everyone else in the world) thought he was. Whether or not that's true, of course, is a matter for debate, but it meant a lot to him.

Enough for him to return the favor, when her own curse activated. }

As did Eileen. She... doesn't have that many friends, of course, but what she does have is the respect of every single one of her peers, including August, not to mention myself. But you're referring to... Mirajane, right? { The one with the Take Over: Demon Soul magic. Apparently, she was able to Take Over an Etherious. Zeref didn't even think that was possible. He was impressed, needless to say. } I've looked into many of the members of Fairy Tail as preparation for the war. What I found about her was indeed worthy of respect.

{ And he'd heard August had killed her. }

I'd have liked to have met her, quite honestly.