Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-24.139.116.236-20131222233804/@comment-74.75.88.160-20140607031921

No matter what, Dovahkiin now has a fair amount of dragons willing to fight for him since he demonstrated his was the most powerful thu'um. Maybe not Paarthurnax, but definitely Odahviin and those other dozen dragons flying about the Throat of the World during the Epilogue.

If Dovahkiin sided with the Stormcloaks and got Ulfric to be the High King, he's likely to be 3rd if not 2nd in line (after Galmar) for the throne, since Ulfric seems to really respect and like Dovahkiin at the end of the Civil War.

But regardless of which side Dovahkiin chooses, that side now has a LOT of dragons. There is no way the Thalmor (a small portion of the population even in the Summerset Isles themselves) could conquer Skyrim OR Cyrodiil or any other "province" (are they countries?) if they were facing at least a dozen dragons, ALONG with Dovahkiin.