Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-10993011-20130618024431/@comment-6336669-20130822001858

Again, you forget the evidence I listed earlier. In a loading screen it says that the only way they were to survive were if they signed the treaty. It is generally, commonly accepted fact. You look at anything that has to do with the WGC and you'll see it says they HAD to, here on the Wikia, and that *Other* one.

They would have taken Cyrodiil. They did, they lost it, they were preparting a counter-attack. The Imperials realised that they were to get booted out again, only 1 legion was left standing. They took out 3 to capture the city the first time. THEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT AGAIN.

Then Skyrim gets captured by Ulfric. The war leaves the territory in a frenzy, ruined mess, with Imperial Supporters still fighting. The AD comes in. It may be a year later. It may be months. But they will come. Skyrim is all but surrounded. They ahae no allies. They fall. High Rock, Orsinium, and the last bit of Hammerfell may take a while to capture. But it would happen. Even if the Dragonborn were to capture the throne, he is still mortal.

Now, please, go back and read the countless pieces of evidence I have listed to support my theory, I did the same for yours before replying. It was a short list, but I did. I have listed everything from lore to loading screens, and yet you still put up a fight, because you are too far in to turn around now, and you don't want to look like a fool. The goldfish example was a quote, per se, it was focused on that there is nothing in their world to live excitedly for, mindlessly doing nothing but surviving under the whim of people who make mistakes and can forget. Like you.