Compromise is only the second best alternative, nothing more, nothing less.
Since the destruction of the Tower of Eternity, the Elyos and Asmodians have gone separate ways for over a thousand years, living different ways of life and speaking different languages.
This language barrier creates all sorts of problems. How can you find peace when you cannot communicate?
The Balaur must be considered our sole enemies. The Elyos... they are not so different from us.