Things are going beautifully right now! Life's nearly perfect.

We've almost repaired the fortress, save a few odds and ends.

But there's one nail I still wish I could hammer down...

• "That's the 'nearly' you mentioned?"

Yes, a few determined Elyos are still dug in too close for my liking.

Daeva, I think you ought to talk with them.

Use your "rhetoric" to change their minds.

• Accept.
• Decline.

Hah! I knew you'd want the honours, Daeva.

I don't think you need to "convince" all of them.

Five of them--Menelaus, Lyaeus, Myrrha, Leager, and Mors--are the leaders. After you open their minds, take their Guardian Crests.

• "I'll hone my arguments."

To secure this Fortress, kill the Elyos Guardians nearby and take their Guardian crests to Hildebrant.

Are you done already?

Would've thought they'd put up more of a fight!

• "Well, I'm very persuasive."

Where are my trophies?

Menelaus, Lyaeus, Myrrha, Leager, and Mors? They each carry a crest.

Discuss the...uh, debate... Oh, for Azphel's sake, kill them and take the crests!

• "Yes, the time for jokes is past."

Great! Those five, in such a short time?

Well, whether it was your words or not, you clearly convinced them!

I'll make sure I always take your side, friend. Hahaha!

Hildebrant felt the fortress wouldn't be secure with Elyos Guardians hovering around it. She sent you after five key Guardians to drive them away.

On your return, she remarked on your powers of persuasion.