Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-10207438-20130919024334/@comment-24918737-20140205145214

ScholarOfTheScrolls wrote: Nerevarine465 wrote: Lydia would side with Whiterun, ergo the Empire. Why does she not help defend it when the SC's attack then She happily attacks Whiterun if Dovahkiin is with the SC's. But not vice versa Yes she does help if she is a follower on either side. She is loyal to the Jarl, who sided with the Empire. Thus without the Dragonborn's influence she would side with the empire in order to protect her home.