Quote Originally Posted by VargasVermillion View Post
speaking of the former imperial troops holed up in thanalan, If they have truly been abandoned by the empire what do they hope to gain by shutting themselves inside the castrum? The empire doesn't seem to care and the eorzeans are just gonna remain hostile until they surrender so what are they actually doing? They seem screwed on all accounts since they can't stay there forever...
Fear most likely. They've likely been brainwashed into thinking the Eorzeans will just kill them should they surrender, even though thats not really the case.