Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 26 Feb 2011
Summary: 11 November 1999 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Kain
Author Notes: sojourn, intransitive verb;
1. To stay as a temporary resident; to dwell for a time.
noun;
1. A temporary stay.
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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It had been a long time since Kain had left Baron, left Cecil and Rosa, to free himself of his weaknesses. He missed them both terribly, but years spent in the wilderness had instilled in him ever more caution and it would be plain foolish to travel all night and risk himself to fiends now that he was ready to return. The dragoon did not know what type of reception he might receive, did not know how time had changed his younger friends, but he desired to find out, just the same. Cecil had forgiven him long ago, and Rosa held no grudge, but their friendship may well have stagnated in his absence, and the blonde had prepared himself for that possibility. He was still a knight of Baron, however, still a dragoon and one of the royal guards, and he would still give his life for either one of them should it prove necessary. Even if they no longer saw him as more than a guardian, that was enough. He would not be finding out until tomorrow morning at the earliest, however, for his trek back to Baron was a long one and he'd found shelter in many small towns on the way. These were the people that he would be protecting by keeping Cecil and Rosa safe, and he liked to think that seeing them, that interacting with them, firmed his resolve. What the future held, Kain could not know for certain, but he was satisfied with his journey.