Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 06 May 2011
Summary: 23 June 2000 edition.
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Cecil, Kain
Author Notes: ribald, adjective;
1. Characterized by or given to vulgar humor; coarse.
noun;
1. A ribald person; a lewd fellow.
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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As much as Kain enjoyed a good vulgar joke, mostly because of how Cecil reacted to them, he was very careful not to take it too far. The dragoon had a lifetime of experience to know when he was pushing it, and he was quite adept at getting the younger knight flustered but not worked up enough to be sullen or angry. He had skills, in that respect, because it wasn't always that easy to tell by verbal cues how close the smaller man was to tripping over the lines into embarrassed fury. The younger generation clearly had no such understanding, if they had even paid attention to the fact that their liege was nearby, and Kain could only step back and wait for the mounting horror to reach its peak in the young king at his side. Because the blonde most assuredly would not get into the line of fire for Cecil's coming wrath over the total crassness of the younger knights' comments; if he drew any attention to himself, then he wouldn't be able to say anything crude to the paladin for at least a week lest he wished to be on the receiving end of Cecil's ire, and he'd be missing that flustered blush and stutter far sooner than he'd be allowed to see it again. So those youths were entirely on their own this time. They'd learn faster that way, anyway.