> Sigh, as we start typing up a history lesson.
> "I'm really surprised you don't know about this."
> "The first Grail War was a disaster, so from that point forward it became standard practice to bring in a neutral party to act as a sort of mediator. It's usually someone from the church, since they're interested in the Grail, but they don't use magecraft so they can't summon a servant."
> "This Grail War started without any warning, so the church assigned someone nearby on short notice. She knows all the rules and she can take somebody out of the game if they want to surrender."
> "That's assuming this is a normal Grail War though, which it might not be, but we can talk about that later."
> "Anyway, interested?"