Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-27007772-20140611204941/@comment-10207438-20150511184521

If you can't see the benefit of aiding the stormcloaks in fighting your neighboring enemy, then you need to brush up on your in game history and geography.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, remember that because at this time the empire is acting like an event to their friends and a friend to their enemy.