User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-124.187.0.229-20111220045714/@comment-4692385-20111221023848

This may be speculation or the Thalmor did this inadvertently, but I wager that was one of the Thalmors ultimate goals was to drive both Hammerfell and Skyrim away from the Empire. I would love to see Hammerfell and Skyrim not just work, but become apart of the Empire once again and have another Great War with the Thalmor.