"...Since you've made up your mind, I won't try to stop you."
Jeanne d'Arc sighed, then continued:
"But how are you going to save them? You can't just sneak back into that castle and persuade them one by one to escape like you did, can you?"
"Well... I've thought of a lot of ways, but that's more or less what they come down to."
"Have you estimated your chances of success?"
"Without letting my own hopes influence my judgment, practically zero."
"It's good that you're determined, but please don't act recklessly. That would be no different from trampling on Rider and the others' goodwill."
Of course, Sieg had no intention of being that reckless, but he simply wasn't strong enough yet to negotiate with the Black Faction's Masters.
Even if he waited until he had that strength, his companions in those tanks would probably have been all but "used up"... by... then...
"Wait, Jeanne. May I ask you a question in your capacity as Arbiter?"
Jeanne d'Arc readily welcomed Sieg's question:
"Of course, but please call me Ruler at times like this."
The change in how she was addressed signified a change in her role. Jeanne d'Arc maintained her position this way to keep her emotions from interfering.
Sieg had no objections either. He promptly changed how he addressed her and voiced his question:
"All right, Ruler. My question is-does the Black Faction's practice of exploiting Artificial Lifeforms to supply their Servants with magic power constitute a violation of the rules?"
At that question, Jeanne d'Arc's expression darkened slightly.
Yes, if she ruled that the Black Faction's actions violated the rules, she could intervene.
But the crux of the matter was whether the Black Faction's method really counted as a violation.
"It's difficult to judge whether that violates the rules.