Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-3539474-20130910213054/@comment-3539474-20131008172703

SajuukKhar wrote: Pink Slim wrote:

they can, and most likely do, station more soldiers within Highrock and Cyrodiil. I find that doubtful as the only way they were able to station soldiers in Skyrim at all was because of the civil war, and even then, they could only get a few in.

In more peaceful provinces, like High Rock and Cyrodiil, the AD, and The Thalmor, don't have the "civil war" card to pull to force The Empire's hand into letting more solders into those provinces.

Logically, they should have less soldiers in those provinces, not more. Maybe strong Thalmor presence in Anvil, Kvatch and cities alongside the AD's border but not the capital and I don't think Titus allowed the Thalmor anywhere near the White-Gold Tower, bet he ordered the Penitus Oculatus guarding it from suspicious outsiders. You know when the Thalmor found out Ulfric would became the next Jarl of Windhelm, they tried to use him as a spy. Some people believe while he was captured he gave information to Elenwen that allowed the Thalmor to capture the tower.

For more information, read about The Towers.