Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-27007772-20140611204941/@comment-173.22.54.110-20150414031704

Draevan13 wrote: A lot of people seem to assume Hammerfell and an independent Skyrim would be friendly, but I don't think it'd be that simple. What did Skyrim do when Hammerfell was kicked out of the Empire and left alone to fight off the Dominion? Nothing. They just turned their head (metaphorically) and let it happen, like all the human provinces did. I don't think Hammerfell's going to be buddy-buddy with any of the human provinces for a while. Not openly hostile, but probably not friendly. Betrayal like that stings.

If things are truly as dire as you have said then they won't be picky when it comes to allies. Also, remember that the Dominion had the element of surprise last time which they won't have again.