Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24561604-20140323233715/@comment-24400038-20140324160505

After thinking about it more and more, I've come to think that they will simply state, "After the second Civil War, the Empire regained control of Skyrim."

In the next game, we all hope it brings the fight to the Thalmor. This cannot be done if the Empire and Skyrim are two forces; they need to all be pulled back together. Along with Hammerfell and the rest.