Is anyone else dying to get to Garlemald?

[Seyrr]

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.

I have an answer for this! From the Maelstrom company leve in Mor Dhona, "Go Home to Mama":

The supply route blockade is having an effect; the Garlean forces in Castrum Centri have sent a skulk of men to the shores of Silvertear. They forage for airship debris like children on a morel hunt, unaware that they have wandered too far off the apron strings of the Empire. In the name of the Maelstrom, secure the wreck and teach the sons of Garlemald a harsh lesson.

The Yellow Adder leve "Get Off Our Lake" and the main scenario quest "The Rising Chorus" also refer to this. It seems like a lot of the Imperial forces have been left behind enemy lines and are trying to survive until the airships of the motherland come for them. They'll be here soon, right? Garlemald wouldn't abandon its loyal soldiers, right? ... Right?