Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 26 Feb 2011
Summary: 11 October 1999 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Cecil
Author Notes: beholden; transitive verb;
1. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.
2. (Law) To assert, claim, or declare as a fact.
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 was not wholly pleased with how his life had turned out. He had a kingdom to care for, a wife to adore, a son to raise, the respect of many foreign nations, and yet the paladin felt deeply just how his life would have been had it not been for his best friend. The dragoon had sacrificed a great deal for the younger knight, and Cecil knew that – had known it possibly all along without consciously realizing it. Baron's king had no doubts that he would see his best friend again, but he did doubt that he would ever be able to repay all of his debts. That didn't mean that the paladin wouldn't try to.