Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-11344160-20160205154012/@comment-80.216.218.146-20160819235431

Shigeru Thalmor Slayer wrote:

At first, when I first started playing Skyrim I didn’t understand what "The Empire is what keeps the Thalmor out of Skyrim" meant, since the Thalmor are there in Skyrim, until I dived into the lore. What they're saying is an independent Skyrim is inviting the Dominion to invade. The White-Gold Concordat let the Thalmor enter Skyrim without issue, and allows them to enforce it, but it doesn’t give them free reign to just start sacking villages or killing people. The Empire hate the Thalmor just as much as the Stormcloaks do, so "The Empire is what keeps the Thalmor out of Skyrim" translates to "If the Empire wasn’t here, you would be fighting a real Thalmor invasion". It makes sense to "play nice" for the time being till a counter offensive can be made. Invade from where?

And Hammerfell is free of the imperials and somehow even though the AD is right next door..

The Thalmor hasn't invaded, so nope thats just mor Mede apologist lies.

A free Skyrim would be in no real danger from Thalmor invasion