User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/A question of morality/@comment-5709731-20121212201209/@comment-5790858-20121214180747

The High King of Skyrim isn't appointed by the Empire, the Anon saying that Solstheim was stolen form Skyrim is an idiot who obviously has no comprehension of what he's talking about. Solstheim is an island that nobody really wanted in the first place, the East Empire Company abandoned it, very few Nords even lived on it, and the few people who did live there did so in isolation mostly. Giving Solstheim to Morrowind was an act of good faith by Skyrim, that the Empire had nothing to do with, because the Empire didn't care what happened to Solstheim either way.