Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1600847-20160719191042/@comment-26893431-20161031170658

Draevan13 wrote: "Just in case" they need to attack Morrowind could be any number of scenarios, however unlikely. It could also be that individual soldier's manner of speaking.

But so far it's looking more and more like Morrowind is an independent province, or still technically a part but in name only and no one bothered to formalize anything. Exactly, in name only. Technically speaking, still Imperial land.