Huh...neverseen this one before! Yep it was good. Um, I'm hungry. Laterz!

Wow! You are so talented! *face turns bright green with envy* This is a good account of Tethys' story. You'd think more people would have picked up on that idea, but apparently not, so well done for writing about it! *faves*

Ah...I like this. It has good rythym, which is really good for a fic about a dancer, ^__^ And I think it brings out Tethys' determination very well...and it flows well, doesn't drag like a story sometimes does with a lot of description. ^_^

Oh, how sweet...but so sad! I love Tethys and Ewan, and I positively wibbled when Tethys told the story about how she learned to dance in her and Gerik's A support!

Huh, not a whole lot of Tethys fics. This is a pretty nice one, as far as backstory goes. You've told Tethys' tale pretty well, and it seems entirely believable, which is good.

It's also nice how you mix in the poetic aspect of the dancing with the technical aspect. A tiny problem is that her transition to her being a dancer seems a little rushed. Other than that, good.

And Ewan was adorable.

This was a wonderfully written story! I rarely see Tethys Fics. A great introduction to how Tethys started dancing.

I enjoy Fire Emblem stories that are based off of character personalities and support conversations. A wonderful feature to include in an RPG/strategy game for writers.

Once again, great job!

Very well done! I don't see much Tethys fics, this was a nice break from the repeats.

oh my gosh, you'r great! werry nice =)

Yay! A Tethys fic! She's an under-appreciated character in FESS! Good job!

Great idea of exactly how Tethys got into dancing, and how she and Ewan (aww, he so cute!) lived. Awesome fic! I don't really like Tethys that much, but she and the other Gerik Mercenaries don't get enough love for all their coolness, so I was happy to see a fic about them!

Technical stuff:

"Retardando" -- more commonly spelled in music as "ritardando".

The fic was quite nice! I liked how it took not only the metaphorical aspect of dancing, but also the technical, practice-y side of it. The flow was also very nice, and there was this interesting sense of unity, even with the beginning. Usually, beginnings easily come off and sounding disjointed and dull, but ... I think Ewan helps, or something. Because it fit in very well.

I love it, even though I've actually never played FE8 through in English. Heh.

Nice story. :) Short, but cool. Ewan and Tethys cute. :P

Oh, boy, when I saw the "wearing the wrong shoes" thing I squealed and went, "Aah!! POINTE SHOES!!"

(/end ballet-freakishness)

It would be fun to imagine Tethys breaking in her shoes. I've heard all kinds of stories--slamming them in doors, banging them on stairs, holding them over a pot of boiling water... Tethys doing THAT would win even more votes from me.

I'd fave this, but I've reached my limit of 150 stories. (pouts) Who knew there was a LIMIT?! I'm gonna have to delete something soon...

You obviously either know ballet or did your homework, and for that I applaud you.

Wow, the flow of the story was really nice and it seemed to mirror real world conditions of the time period Fire Emblem was supposedly in.

Wish I could write as well as you could. :p

Oh...you're right, not enough has been done on Tethys. She's really a remarkable person, and absolutely beautiful! And her A support with Gerik is so romantic and awesome...oh yeah.

Anyway, this story was really nice! The flow was nice overall, there was some nice description, and it had a realistic touch to it that really fits. I think this story works best when it isn't being verbose, just simple and efficient, just like life on the streets. The neccessities. It's a style that really fits this particular story. I think the ending tied into the title nicely also.

Hmm...sorry, I can't think of anything else to say. I liked this story though, I really did. And, of course, points must go out simply for doing something that hasn't been done often. Good job!