Is anyone else dying to get to Garlemald?

[SaitoHikari]

...peace clearly is an option, since many Garleans have proven themselves to be reasonable and honourable. Garlemald will require changes in regards to how it operates moving forward but it is highly unlikely that it is going to be wiped out by the Eorzeans or the Warrior of Light. It's also a massive sprawling entity and so dismantling it would bring an immense amount of chaos - and good luck justifying ruining and ending the lives of the countless men, women and children living in Garlean territory.

Not to mention outright war with Garlemald is likely exactly what the Ascians want anyway. The Garleans don't exist just to be an antagonist for our characters, they'll end up screwing with other things off-screen, perhaps as a side result of our actions. Remember that Lakshimi got summoned because the Garleans accidentally killed an Ananta hostage during their retreat from the bridge our forces had just taken.

(On a side note, I have a feeling there's going to be a big reveal about why pure-blooded Garleans cannot use magic.)