Talk:Yasuo/@comment-3475363-20131123112735/@comment-4652200-20131123134948

"So exceptional was her passion that the High Command recognized her with a black stone rune sword forged and enchanted with Noxian sorcery."

- Riven's Lore

The Noxian High Command wouldn't just give her an awesome sword for nothing - killing an Ionian Elder seems like a good reason to get one - for the assassination or after it as a reward.