Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 29 Apr 2011
Summary: 16 June 2000 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Kain
Author Notes: ruminate, intransitive verb;
1. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.
2. To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect.
transitive verb;
1. To chew over again.
2. To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
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 often very quiet until spoken to, in part because he preferred to gather information before forming any opinion worth voicing, but also because he was often half absent no matter where he was. There was always something in the back of his mind that distracted his attention, and that behavior had begun to manifest when he'd first taken up the dark sword. Kain suspected that the younger knight was trying to come to terms with the stresses that the unholy blade placed on a man, and the dragoon was made glad of his own class not bearing such a burden. He couldn't imagine what thoughts ran through Cecil's head nowadays, but, from the bloodless prince's sometimes-thoughtful-sometimes-grim expression, the dragoon doubted that it was anything pleasant.