Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150715194939/@comment-26693897-20150808210358

Phantasys wrote: I'm not saying the stormcloaks wouldn't but the fact remains that logically the imperials would be lining you up right next to Roggvir on the block if you showed up to their HQ. This is game mechanic. If what you said were true then the Empire would kill the Hero of Kvatch on sight because he was also a prisoner, as well as the last person who was with the Emperor before he was murdered. I have no proofs, but the fact that you told him you were the prisoner at Helgen and the fact he said your imprisonment was "a terrible misunderstanding" could be a clue that he learned, too late, that your name wasn't on the list.