Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 12 Mar 2011
Summary: 04 January 2000 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Kain, Rosa
Author Notes: farrago, noun;
1. A confused mixture; an assortment; a medley.
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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Cecil had always been a man of many skills. Even when he was very young, his interests had ranged far and wide, and he'd never ignored something just because it was, as Kain so glibly informed him, "woman's work." Sword studies were fascinating and Cecil loved learning all that he needed to know to be a good royal and knight, but it didn't feel right excluding his other friend just because she was, well, female. What did it matter if he knew things none of the other knights did? He was assured to be in better spirits at the end of a long mission for being a better cook, and he didn't always feel like reading when he was too tired for more sword work so how was it a bad thing to continue to be productive anyway by knitting? The repetitive task was therapeutic and he felt accomplished when he made something, when he created an overshirt or a hat or any number of other things instead of focusing all of himself on the destructive skills of his knighthood. Plus, knowing how to perform the same tasks that she knew had strengthened his bond with Rosa, and she never looked at him as though his odd variety of skills could possibly be a bad thing.