Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 03 Feb 2011
Summary: 15 September 1999 edition.
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Kain
Author Notes: fatuous, adjective;
1. Inanely foolish and unintelligent; stupid.
2. Illusory; delusive.
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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Kain wondered in the back of his mind, as he faced off against the dark knight he had grown alongside for the majority of his years, how Cecil could cling so readily to those bonds. It was almost enough to make the dragoon stop his attacks as strike after strike either made its mark or was blocked while the shorter man outright refused to respond in kind. That Cecil would merely defend against the assault as he pleaded with the dragoon to reconsider – or at the very least explain his intention – was ridiculous. The dark knight should have accepted Kain's terms and struck back, and yet the idealistic young prince held firm to his belief that the blonde would never cause him true harm, even as the spear jabbed down fiercely into his armored chest. It wasn't right, nor was it fair, for the dark knight to be so simple when the world itself was so complicated. Kain was at odds between wanting to kill Cecil outright and wanting to prolong his misery, to break him of his naivety. Because the dragoon would not always be present to show the prince that mankind was not good at heart, and it was long past time for Cecil to realize this.