Varya approached and gratefully accepted the uniform, boots, and cloak.
However, there was a hitch with the weapons.
-- Forgive me, Sir Duncan, but could you give me some advice? -- she asked hesitantly. -- Classes haven't started yet; how am I to know which weapon suits me?
— My choice is the sword, — said one of the students, picking up a Roman-style sword, — it may be cliché, but protagonists in stories often use exactly that.