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Chapter Fifteen

Marion stood as well

As she did so, the crazy, not-so-naked guy who justArthur, held out his hand rather chivalrously and helped her to her feet She smiled up at him with some serious puppy love in her eyes My heart sank

Great,Arthur What the hell chance did I have?

"So are you with us?" she said, turning to et some breakfast?"

She rolled her eyes and took Arthur&039;s hand and led hih the hotel suite toward the door She called back over her shoulder:

"There&039;s no ti to say that," I said and looked down at my bare feet "Wait, I have to put my shoes on!"

But they were already gone

I pulled my socks and shoes on and dashed after them The seam of one of my socks was crooked I hate when that happens

They were just exiting the hotel and stepping into the bright sunshine of the late ht up to the off little heat, the sun was shining furiously

The three of usa busy sidewalk As we did so, I suddenly had a da Arthur, then why not lead us straight to the Grail?"

Arthur, as a few inches taller than lanced back over his shoulder There was a bemused expression on his handso?"

"Then why not just, you know, make it appear? After all, you just appeared"

Supposedly, I wanted to add We ly

"And where would the fun be in that?" he asked jovially

I blinked That caught uard "You&039;re here for fun?"

"Sure," he said "Why are you here?"

I thought about that Yeah,to England to pursue theuess I&039;hed "Life is supposed to be fun, lad You are supposed to enjoy yourself It is only you hus so difficult"

You hu a scone," I said e came upon a bakery I didn&039;t check to see if they stopped or not I didn&039;t care I was hungry and I was getting a scone and a coffee, and that was that

But stop they did, and Marion even put in an order for both she and Arthur, who excitedly picked out so I think it was a cinna, it was hard to tell Anyway, I was reminded of a kid in a candy shop

I paid for everyone, although Marion had her wallet out and was hunting for so lady behind the counter a few pounds and told her to keep the change In actuality, I had no idea how iven her, nor did I care

Back in the sunlight, Arthur was alreadycovered his lips and hands; Marion giggled and used a napkin to clean hi Arthur, no less

But did you ever have her?

Nope Not even close

I couldn&039;t feel too bad After all, they seemed to make a very nice couple, and they seemed very comfortable around each other Very natural Granted, I would have loved to have been on the receiving end of that napkin, but life goes on, right?

On the move, I ate my scone and drank my coffee, and when I spilled a little of both down the front ofover with a napkin Granted, Arthur was stilla royal mess of himself (no pun intended) and needed Marion&039;s help, but whatever

Maybe being freshly re-born had its downside: clu used to one&039;s new physical body took so?

I had no idea I had no idea what I believed, or as going on But so into, even if my next stop was a looney bin

Ah, what the hell I didn&039;t fly halfway around the world just to go hoht? And what better way to explore Glastonbury than with King Arthur hi Arthur as currently sucking a massive chocolate stain out of his souvenir sweatshirt

Lord, help me

Chapter Sixteen

The sunshine was short-lived

The sky quickly filled with clouds and a sharp wind followed Tree leaves scuttled across the cobblestone sidewalks, and those with the forethought to bring a jacket, zipped theroup wearing a jacket Psychics always think ahead

I was cold but didn&039;t coh I could always pop into a souvenir shop and get an I Heart Glastonbury jacket

I alking behind the two of theood couple; that is, if they were in fact a couple at all

Now explain to irl in the land the next?

Maybe if you were King Arthur, you could

King Arthur?

Really?

I think I was jealous of the naked guy asn&039;t naked anyBritain has ever seen

Or its greatest nut job

Either way, Marion was hanging onto his arm as if he were a buoy in turbulent seas For her, maybe he was Even now, fro for breath She was sick Very sick, and my heart went out to her, and suddenly I wanted her happy noArthur made her happy

Good for hi?" I asked, but the moment the words left my mouth I saw the answer: there, before us in a crowded outdoor , happy people

And ouldn&039;t they be s in line for a chance to reot in line, too

I had to adued Was Excalibur really in there? Could the naked guy as no longer naked actually pull it free? So far, no one else had been able to remove it

Of course not, a voice inside my head said Because the sword is a fake A ruse A hoax to separate tourists froreat many people enter the tent with a s Soers And every one of them seemed to enjoy the experience

Still A scam was a scam And I was sure this was one

Well, pretty sure

So aited with the other chumps, and while we did so, I asked a few o back to the part where youwhy you had returned here?"

"Of course," said Arthur

"Can you, well, elaborate on that?"