Title: Word of the Day v. FFIV
Author: Garnet Eyes
Archived: fanfiction .net, livejournal .com
Last Updated: 06 May 2011
Summary: 26 June 2000 edition.
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Kain, implied Kain x Cecil
Author Notes: extirpate, transitive verb;
1. To pull up by the stem or root.
2. To destroy completely.
3. To remove by surgery.
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 had never agreed with Golbez's desire to kill off the threat that Cecil presented. The younger knight merely needed to be contained, and Kain was perfectly willing to do that. In the end, it would have the exact same effect, for a captive could not aid the enemy that he sided with. The dragoon hoped to capture his little prince himself, and then show the warlock exactly how to tame the threat, to neutralize it, without murder. Golbez might even praise him, because, while Cecil would take a long time to break, he would make an exceptional ally in the long run. That, and Kain preferred to have his little prince at his side, because he only trusted Cecil enough to work directly with him in dangerous situations.