Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150715194939/@comment-24075086-20150822025254

Diinfothur wrote: You can also say Empire, because if the empire has the Dragonborn... they will be much stronger than a stormcloak army with a dragonborn.

The empire will sell out the dragonborn the moment the thalmor demands it. The Emperor might execute him anyway as his presence would threaten his claim to the throne.