Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 29 Apr 2011
Summary: 10 June 2000 edition.
Rating: K
Characters/Pairings: Cecil
Author Notes: wastrel, noun;
1. A person who wastes, especially one who squanders money; a spendthrift.
2. An idler; a loafer; a good-for-nothing.
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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For all that Cecil loathed to waste anything, since every grain of rice and strip of meat that came to his table was gained from hours of toil and hard work by others, he absolutely could not tolerate poor quality fabrics. He would only wear the finest silks and the wools made from rabbit down – things less expensive tended to be undesirably scratchy and gave him rashes. This was just one of those reasons why Kain always called him a princess, but Cecil really couldn't help the fact that he was sensitive. The coarse wools that the peasants wore, for instance, were so physically repulsive that the young prince had developed a rash just from touching some. So it was reasonable that he would want to stay as far away from such things as possible. Admittedly, he might not have been getting the best deals, but rashes were painful and awkward and Cecil would rather put his money toward something that would benefit him than be frugal and suffer for it.