"The Shame of Failure" -- Silva Talk to silva, he is concerned about Merjan's disappearance after Greyfeather has vallen. He sends you to talk to Ariad, who is now in paren station. Go talk to Ariad. She has some cryptic message -- take the middle option, though it doesn't seem to matter for mission success. Return to Silva, finish mission. Reward: Badge of honor, 1/4 combat level worth of combat xp. Silva then says you can return to him with Chitin Plates. Every 6 flawless chitin plates are worth some shinwa faction.