Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 21 May 2011
Summary: 04 August 2000 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Kain
Author Notes: ululate, intransitive verb;
1. To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.
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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Kain was very composed, never letting others in if he could help it. The dragoon feared giving anyone the opportunity to use his thoughts and desires against him, and so was very careful about what he let slip through his constant guard over himself. So when he dropped to his knees all of the sudden, just as they reached the last passageway back out of the sealed cave with the eighth crystal in hand, Cecil was understandably concerned. The paladin quickly devolved into honest worry for his best friend, because Kain was clutching his head and the altogether horrible howling nearly drowned out the disembodied voice of their enemy. Kain was hurting, but he was fighting and it was a battle that Cecil had no way of giving aid to; anxiously, the paladin hurried to his best friend's side, praying that his presence at least would offer some grounding, some assistance.