Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 03 Feb 2011
Summary: 27 September 1999 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Kain, Kain x Cecil x Rosa
Author Notes: prescience, noun;
1. Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight.
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 idly at times, when the moons were the brightest source of light in the skies and he was ensconced in the heavy sheets and comforters of a very comfortable bed, if he would have changed the journey he had taken through life now that he knew the outcome. His conscience chastised him frequently as he thought that he probably would not, because he couldn't be certain that his life would still turn out as well as it had in the end had he done a single thing differently. It might have been more virtuous to think that he would prevent the death of King Odin and thus cut off the start of a great deal of grief for many kingdoms and people, but Kain was not convinced that he could be that noble, even after becoming a holy dragoon. He had purged himself for his own sake, certainly, but mostly because he wanted to be free of his weaknesses for Rosa and Cecil. They meant too much to him for the knight to allow himself to harm them again, and he had dedicated the remainder of his life to that task. There was no way he could be sure that he wouldn't hurt them far more if he changed anything else. There was also no way to be certain that he would not change their feelings toward him in the process of "making things right." Kain was not terribly selfish, but he thought he had paid his dues and he would not even consider risking the love of Baron's king and queen on the off chance that he could cut Golbez and Zemus off before any plans could come to fruition.