Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 16 Mar 2011
Summary: 05 March 2000 edition.
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Kain
Author Notes: parsimony, noun;
1. Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; - generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality.
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 a bit put out with his father, because the man was always so keen on his son tempering himself to be the best but refused to fund the endeavor. How was the blonde supposed to train in the way of the lance without actually having a lance? His father was being stupid, and obviously didn't understand that he was being stupid, and it was frustrating to live with that. Kain would've bought the spear he had his eye on for himself, but his father was an ass and had specifically told the shopkeeper that Kain was not allowed to purchase any weapons. Which was obnoxious. His father had even had the forethought to bar weapon sales to Rosa, who Kain had asked to do it for him and she'd tried only to bring such ill results. He didn't really want to ask Cecil, because the bloodless prince was flighty enough without added stress, and if the elder Highwind had barred Cecil, too, then the boy would just go all red in the face and stammer apologies at the clerk and then flee, instead of pushing for the sale like he had every right to do as a member of the royal family.

This entire thing was frustrating. And his father was a major pain.