User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-80.216.209.127-20111221201922/@comment-80.216.209.127-20111221222329

But even with Skyrim the empire would still be missing Hammerfell, right? So it would still be weaker than before the Great War. And chances are the Redguards would join with the dominion, to show the empire what comes around goes around.