Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 16 Apr 2011
Summary: 25 June 2000 edition.
Rating: K+
Characters/Pairings: Kain, Cecil x Rosa
Author Notes: rapacious, adjective;
1. Given to plunder; seizing by force.
2. Subsisting on prey.
3. Grasping; greedy.
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 didn't know why everyone seemed to be under the impression that he was incapable of letting things go. He'd stood back and allowed Cecil and Rosa to marry, hadn't he? He'd allowed them to have their happily ever after, without regards to how his own life might crumble into despair. Yes, he had at one point tried to claim as his all that he had wanted, but he'd come to realize over the years that no one would have been happy, had he succeeded back then. He was a better man, now, a stronger man, and he'd returned to Baron freed from his weaknesses and imperfections. The king and queen had welcomed him, had offered him the place he had now, and he had accepted. At no point had he forced the matter, for it was not his place to do so. He was perfectly happy to guard their lives with his, for they were the only ones who held any importance to him any longer.