Just met with Lord Hien. Spoilers!

I don't think they care honestly. In some ways the more militant Xaela are in some aspects only a few steps removed from Orks, at least with regards to fighting.

They're warriors, they fight it's what they do. Who they're fighting and while isn't particularly material, so long as it's rightful leader giving the orders. He played the game on their terms, so they're more than willing to go fight for whatever, wherever.

To an extent they seem themselves and their lives as weapons, to be wielded however the winner sees fit.

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Originally Posted by Dualblade

Oh and for the one who asked how long Hein had been with the Mol: Since around patch 2.1, since Yugiri came with the Doman refugees around that point. The time bubble futz with things a little because of this. Personally I'd put him being the Mol for around a year.

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The "what do you do here?" person at the Doman Enclave says it's been a year since the failed rebellion, so you're spot on!

...which in turn gives us a time scale for *all* of Heavensward + Stormblood, but I think that sounds too short. Not sure.

Although we do gotta remember that over Yugiri had to come from Doma to Eorzea over time and seeing as that was across the length of three continents it can't of been a short trip, and then we'd have to make the same trip later to get to Othard.
That gives us enough "filler time" to justify the length of Heavensward.