Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 26 Feb 2011
Summary: 27 October 1999 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Rosa, Cecil, Cecil x Rosa
Author Notes: circumlocution, noun;
1. The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language.
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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Rosa was a very good queen, an upstanding woman of Baron who took pride in her role and life, but she had noticed something in her court. She was certain that Cecil had noticed it, too, if for no other reason than the way he sometimes scrunched his nose irritably when he noticed a missive from certain nobles. Her king's signs of annoyance always reminded her of a little rabbit, so she took note of them whenever they occurred simply because she could never be malicious enough to cause her husband distress no matter how adorable his expressions. Baron's court was, for lack of a better word, pompous. Nobles toed around what they really wished to say and accomplish, and Rosa was quite positive that some of them did so only to hear the sound of their own voices for longer periods of time. And Cecil would listen, of course, because he was their king and it was his duty to guide his people honorably. But, oh, how she wished she could tell some of those men to stop wasting everyone's time and just get to the point!