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Chapter Thirteen

Fued under the co a half-hearted atte

Bare-chested but sporting my rumpled jeans, I went to my suitcase and pulled out a favorite Old Navy thermal sweatshirt With socks and shoes in hand, I marched back to the foot of the bed and sat before the two love birds I made no effort to putfor the Grail barefoot," said Marion "You&039;re going to need your socks and shoes"

"No," I said

"What do youanywhere until so on, and let&039;s start with you" I pointed at Arthur

He acknowledgedthat whoever he was, he was having a heck of a good time "What would you like to know, old chap?" he asked, eyes twinkling

"Who are you?"

"I believe we&039;ve been properly introduced," he said pleasantly enough, cocking his head slightly to one side and s

I looked over at Marion She looked impatiently down at her watch I looked back at Arthur I said, "No, we haven&039;t Marion introduced you as King Arthur That, to me, doesn&039;t sound like a proper introduction That, to me, sounds like an insane introduction"

"Insane or not, I&039; Arthur, in this context, will certainly do"

"No, it won&039;t do," I insisted, looking back at Marion "And you can look at your watch all you want, wo until I have some answers"

"Woman?" she said, and I couldn&039;t tell if she sounded pissed or a the tiain - and the flashing in her eyes told me she was, in fact, pissed - but Arthur (or the entle hand on her forearot why I was irritated in the first place He said, "What answers do you seek, my friend?"

I took some air Oh, yeah Now I reht? Seriously I&039;m mean, what the hell was that all about?"

"The hell," said Arthur, pausing, see the word He frowned, made a face Apparently, it had tasted bad "I&039;ood ood man"

He studied ht, in the woods, not very far from where we first met, I was re-born in the flesh"

I looked at him He looked at me I looked at Marion She looked at her watch I looked back at Arthur

"What?" I said

"Is there any chance we can explain this to you on the way, Ja a small movement toward the door

"On the way to where?" I asked

"To get my sword, of course," said Arthur

"Of course," I said "Ianywhere until I knohat the heck this is all about" I pointed at Arthur "Until I knohat the heck you&039;re talking about"

"I see," he said

"What do you mean re-born?" I asked I noted the alarain, fully incarnated I made that choice to be here now to aid you on your quest"

"Thatthe police"

"Ja Sit your butt down"

I sat Glu a thousand different directions at once Hell, ten thousand "What quest?" I heard

"For the Holy Grail, of course," said Arthur "Why else do you think you&039;re here, in Glastonbury, lish pubs?" He winked

Marion giggled; I felt sick

"This doesn&039;t make sense"

"Only because the concepts are new to you, Ja Arthur was reborn in a park? I have a feeling that wouldn&039;t make sense to anyone," I countered

"Anyone as not initiated," said Arthur

"As? Did so about, Marion?" asked Arthur

"He thinks he enic substance"

Arthur clapped his hands "Oh, yes, the"You&039;re King Arthur?" I asked

"The one and only"

"Then how is it that you speak lish, co?"

"I speakyou will just have to accept on faith"

"Faith? You&039;re avoiding the question," I said

"No, Ja that you won&039;t accept the real reason"

"Try me"

"I&039;ve already tried you once," he said

"Then try ain"

"The real reason I can speak your modern vernacular is that I choose to speak it Just like I choose this body"

"You&039;re right, I don&039;t get it"

"James," said Marion "Those spirits who can manifest fully in the flesh are often considered ascended hly evolved spirits," said Marion "Those who do not die Or rather, those who cheat death"

"Those who do not choose death," Arthur corrected

"I have a headache," I said

Marion went on "Ascended s who in past incarnations were ordinary huone a process of spiritual transformation Ascended Masters have learned the lessons of life during their ained mastery over the limitations of the earth planes, balanced their karma, and fulfilled their divine plan Ascended Masters become a source of unconditional love to all life, and serve as the teachers of mankind from the realms of spirit"