Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 06 Aug 2011
Summary: 26 June 1999 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Rosa, Cecil x Rosa
Author Notes: scion, noun;
1. A detached shoot or twig of a plant used for grafting.
2. Hence, a descendant; an heir.
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 in absolute awe of his beautiful wife. She was stronger than any had given her credit for, an amazing woman. Twins were impressive, a blessing from the heavens, and were especially looked upon favorably when they were both male. Of course, Rosa didn't have twins. No, she had triplets. Two boys and a girl, all at once. They were terribly tiny, even though her stomach had been huge, had given her such pain and made her awkward with its weight, but they had their mother's perseverance. Or perhaps it was just her stubbornness, but they'd survived, all three of them.
He'd not quite expected that his much anticipated second child would turn out to be his second, third, and fourth, although he had already been preparing himself for twins. This was the first – and the only – time that Rosa had broken down into a sobbing mess in the midst of caring for her children, as well, muttering something about being a "bad mother." Cecil couldn't stand to see his wife so unhappy, and quickly hushed her the very moment that he'd heard such stupefying words, diligently working out what had caused her such distress; as it turned out, the mother of his children was having a horrible time of the fact that she only had two breasts and there were three mouths to feed. No matter what she did, she could not keep up, and had totally exhausted herself trying. The paladin couldn't have agreed less with her belief that she had failed in motherhood, hired two wet nurses to ease the burden, and made certain that his beautiful bride cleansed her mind of such rubbish thoughts. Cecil doubted that any other woman could have given a man such a precious gift.