Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150715194939/@comment-26893431-20150909144241

Bronkiin wrote: That is the same as Ulfric says. "If he keeps it, I will bide my time (peace), if he returns it to you, it means war".

I get the impression you've only played the Imperial questline... No, I played both, difference is that Ulfric is at war, it's uncertain what sending an axe means, but it's kinda obvious you support them if you keep the axe. If Ulfric supported Whiterun, then Whiterun could keep on being neutral, the other way around however means Whiterun is sided with Ulfric.