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Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 31 May 2011
Summary: 02 September 2000 edition.
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Golbez
Author Notes: excoriate, transitive verb;
1. To express strong disapproval of; to denounce.
2. To tear or wear off the skin of.
Disclaimers: Final Fantasy IV is owned by Square-Enix and I in no way, shape, or form profit off of my writing. This is simply for my own pleasure, and may at any time be removed and/or modified as I see fit.
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Being a prisoner to his worst enemy was completely debilitating. Golbez was a cruel man, and he loathed Cecil just as much as the paladin returned the sentiment. But the young knight had been trained to handle the worst, and he resolutely refused to cry out no matter how many broken bones or horrible lashings he received. His back was flayed to ribbons, bloody and infected and in constant, terrible pain, but the most he allowed the larger man to hear was a quiet hissing as he breathed. Clearly, this incensed the warlock, but the bloodless prince had done away with his principles for the last time when he'd rationalized attacking Mysidia. If his captor killed him, so be it, but it would be an honorable death.