Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150715194939/@comment-1600847-20150719204215

Shigeru Thalmor Slayer wrote:

Season Unending, when you ask Tullius why the Emperor doesn't send more reinforcements (only heard if you go to Tullius first, are not allied with the Stormcloaks, and do not try to persuade him) Tullius: Most of the Legion is tied down on the border with the Aldmeri Dominion. The Emperor can't afford to risk weakening Cyrodiil's defenses. From the Imperial City, our war here is just a sideshow. An interlude before the main event against the Thalmor resumes.

Diplomatic Immunity, when you ask Ondolemar if there will ever be peace between the Thalmor and the Empire Ondolemar: There is peace now, and that peace will continue for as long as it suits our needs. But make no mistake, this is not a peace forged out of necessity between rival nations of equal strength. It is more like the calm between storms. And the next storm, I think, will be far deadlier than the last. Interesting, I didn't know about those last two dialogue options. I've always suspected the bulk of the Legion was in southern Cyrodiil during the events of Skyrim, but this confirms it.