User blog comment:ChalupaBatman87/Next TES:V DLC/@comment-4549272-20130103044319/@comment-101.160.71.35-20130104073917

Arrogance most likely. Then again, the Thalmor do call consider themselves "masters" over everything. Plus they call you "mortal". Rather hypocritical considering that they themselves are mortals. Still, I HIGHLY doubt that a large Thalmor presence would be in any way tolerated in the Imperial City. As mentioned the Aldmeri Dominion was also quite battered during the war.