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Go to the melee ring to test your melee abilities, talk to the guy in the black cloak to start the test.

Just kick Whisper's ass again, you have to hit her 7 times with only being hit once or less to get an A+ and the reward.

Beating Whisper with an A+ earns you

1 x Iron Katana