Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 15 May 2011
Summary: 25 July 2000 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Cecil
Author Notes: opprobrium, noun;
1. Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt.
2. A cause or object of reproach or disgrace.
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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Although he knew that he deserved the reproach, Cecil still mourned the just and righteous fury of the people of Mysidia. He had done a horrible thing to them, hiding behind the pretense of duty, and he would suffer their harsh words and slings with his head up, for it was his own actions that had brought about their rage. As much of a coward as he knew that he was, Cecil refused to deflect the blame of his actions. Orders or not, he should have thought for himself. It was his own misdeeds that caused so much suffering, and so it was his duty to accept his fate. There was no possible way to make up to these people the lives that had been lost, but the young knight wasn't about to let that cow him.