Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-131.191.33.139-20191216022712

Some people have found Solitude remains locked in "war mode" if they're arrested during this quest.

This happened to my friend, so I tested it out to find a solution (I purposely caused the glitch, then fixed it), and this what I came up with playing SE on the PS4 with no mods:

When you spawn outside the castle after being arrested, do NOT turn right around and go into the castle. Leave the city through the front gate, even if there are already Stormcloaks fighting in the city, ignore them and exit out the front gate. As soon as you exit, your quest to receive your orders will complete and you can immediately reenter the city and fight your way to the castle.  