"'now assay,' said sir ector unto sir kay. and anon he pulled at the sword with all his might; but it would not be. 'now shall ye assay,' said sir ector to arthur. 'i will well,' said arthur, and pulled it out easily." what is the best paraphrase of this passage? a. ector tried to pull the sword from the stone without success. arthur him. b. ector asked his son to pull the sword from the stone, but he was unable. arthur did so with no effort. c. kay wanted his father to pull the sword from the stone and became angry when arthur was able to do so. d. ector said that kay should be the ruler of england. kay argued that arthur would be a better man for the job.