Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-31396746-20170406213202/@comment-70.124.131.2-20181215034856

The Empire teaming up with the Thalmor has something to do with it, but remember that the Thalmor are also secretly aiding the Stormcloaks in order to weaken the Empire (based on what the documents in the embassy indicate), so maybe General Tullius got wise to Elenwen's schemes and turned the tables on her.