I think it’s no coincidence that we’re going to Garlemald precisely when the origin, backstory, creation, etc. of Zenos is suddenly important to the MSQ. While Garlemald was always gonna be important, the fact we’ll have seemingly easy access to whatever skeletons are in the Garleans closets (seeing as how the whole place is a ruin) makes me think we’re in for a nice, plot-twisting reveal. I don’t think whatever they’re revealing will “redeem” Zenos in any form, but it will definitely give us more context on who he is and why he’s doing the things he’s doing. Both of which have been simplistic so far.