"As ready as I'll ever be."

You respond with the truth, and Sir Oscar gives a snorting chuckle. You've always liked that.

"That's all we can ask I guess." He puts a hand on each shoulder. "I've trained you to defend yourself against the dangerous place you'll be going." His face changes, looking on you with a mixture of regret and resolve. "As I trained your sisters before you. You will succeed where they have seemed to fail." Your sisters have not been heard from, either one, since venturing from the city into the Untamed Lands. You try not to think of their possible fate. "You are better than either of them." As Sir Oscar stares through you, he mumbles, "...in many ways."
You feel a little uneasy. "Sir Oscar...what..."
"Never mind, child." Sir Oscar steps away, looking... regretful? He walks to an ornate chest at the back of the room at unlocks it. "You must go now to the High Priestess for your blessing and warding. But first, I have a parting gift for you." He reaches into the chest....