I adored this.
"A proper lady mustn’t speak unless a delicate blossom of speech is to bloom from her mouth. A proper lady never insults directly, but lets a creeping vine of ivy strangle her victim with all the grace of a Fire Nation noble. And most importantly, a proper lady never complains.

Complaints are the thorns upon a rose, and a proper Fire Nation lady is a blood red rose in full bloom. Leafless, for no attachments; thorn less, for no complaints."

I think those sentences completely describe the ideal Fire Nation noble lady.

"Insults were straight and to the point; she never saw the purpose of slowly bringing something down for her own pleasure. That was Azula’s department."

So true! XD

"All noble children, regardless of gender, were trained in self-defense, but the girls generally forgot the training the minute the class was finished. Mai didn’t. She perfected her art, thrown weapons, until she, thought to be weak and meek, was a force to be reckoned with."

I can see this happening. I actually never thought of that before - how Fire Nation noble girls could be taught self-defense. Oh, one thing - it should be "She perfected her art, threw weapons" - tiny little grammar mistake there.

"In addition to hunting down the Avatar, Mai knew that Azula planned to encounter Zuko, and if all went according to her evil, twisted plans; bring his head back to Ozai on a golden platter. The former was something that couldn't be challenged.

But Mai would be there to stop the latter."

GREAT ending!

And yeah, that's definitely something she would do.

Wonderful accurate characterization! I loved your Mai and pretty much everything about this fic.

Fantastic job!

Oh, I like it. I'm kind of fond of Mai and would like to see her in more stories where she isn't painted as evil. I really hope there is more coming.

Mai is such a usually hated character with no good reason! She's actually a great character in my opinion. Thanks for writing a great story about her!

Very nice.

Interesting. You made a few spelling/grammar mistakes, but not enough to take away from the actual story. A glance at Mai's life with the smallest dash of implied Maiko. I liked it.

that was ok. u might this over again in one paragraph u spelled avatar wrong.