Is anyone else dying to get to Garlemald?

[YianKutku]

And I'm pretty sure the Eorzeans are not going to agree to a permanent peace settlement that sees any sort of Imperial military presence in Eorzea.

There are already Imperial military presences in Eorzea. The Castrums show no signs of being abandoned, even though the people manning them (the XIVth Legion) are technically considered rogue to the Empire. How they are still being supplied and what sort of support they have from Garlemald is left undefined, even after all this time.

We can blame the time bubble for that, I suppose.

Obviously the Eorzean Alliance would like nothing better than to kick the Imperials out entirely, but even Operation Archon was only a massive coordinated strike, rather than a plan to take and occupy the Castrums. The only Castrum we are explicitly told to have occupied is Castrum Oriens.

For those keeping track:

- Castrum Oriens, with Baelsar's Wall, in the East Shroud. Sieged by the Twin Adders during Operation Archon. Taken over by the Eorzean Alliance at the end of 3.56. Mostly 3rd Cohort of the XIVth Legion.
- Castrum Occidens, in Eastern La Noscea, near Wineport. 2nd Cohort. Not much of interest here. Rhitatyn sas Arvina was in charge of this until we dogpiled him in Cape Westwind. Sieged by the Maelstrom during Operation Archon.
- Castrum Marinum, in the Rhotano Sea between Vylbrand and Aldenard. Mentioned in a Sightseeing Log. Allegedly resupplies Castrum Occidens, and Cape Westwind. Blockaded by the Lominsan Navy during Operation Archon.
- Cape Westwind, in Western Thanalan. Mostly 4th Cohort. Where we dogpiled Rhitatyn sas Arvina during Operation Archon.
- Castrum Centri, in Mor Dhona. Mostly 5th Cohort. The kidnapped Scions were brought here after the attack on the Waking Sands, and we broke them out. During Operation Archon, the Twin Adders blockaded the Phantom Train railway.
- Castrum Meridianum, in Northern Thanalan. Mostly 3rd (for some reason) and 7th Cohort. Primary HQ for the XIVth Legion, including the Praetorium. The infamous rush-through 8-man dungeons during Operation Archon.

All of these (with the obvious exception of Castrum Marinum) have Imperial troops wandering around. Even Castrum Oriens. Again, time bubble.

Back to the topic at hand, though, mostly the Eorzean Alliance wants to effectively tell Garlemald to stop being so terrible, and knock it off with the expansionism and conquering. I don't actually think it's important how this is achieved, only that it is achieved. If Varis suddenly has a change of heart and promises to treat his provinces better (ie with more oversight) and not threaten genocide or subjugation of everyone remotely capable of summoning a Primal (ie everyone, with the possible exception of pure-blooded Garleans), that will be the end of the matter. That is literally all the Eorzeans are asking for.