Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-27007772-20140611204941/@comment-26356342-20150702155329

Ashley Kirshbaum wrote:

And based only on the dialog of the Jarls put into power between the 2 factions, I trust Skyrim is in better hands while within the Empire. Maven Black-Briar Even if you don't like Maven, she has been successfully running Riften for years. Laila Law-Giver is so inept, and absent minded she's willing to just take the word of her steward at face value rather then doing the slightest bit of research into issues her own people bring forward.