Ehlo hears your words and thinks deeply about them. It appears he has, at least, the slightly bit of survival instincts. Reluctantly, he agrees to join the Order of the Shining Fist.
After a few minutes, he even starts to warm up to the idea, “Heck, up on the wall of the valley, that might be the safest place in Rock Hammer. Especially with the all-out war that is about to begin between you and the Bologards.”