Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-13436964-20130726221035/@comment-35782287-20190214185722

Miraak said that Hakon and his companions wanted Miraak to learn Dragonrend, but he wanted to carve his own fate and ignore Alduin. Miraak mocks you for following the destiny of the Dragonborn because in his eyes, doing what you were meant to do is a sign of resignation, or, weak. Not true at all.

Honestly, Miraak was probably a jerk from the beginning because he actually respected us.