User blog comment:AveryWood/Reasons Why Going With the Empire is Better/@comment-1967485-20120818180540/@comment-1840877-20120819154718

Do you think the Empire wanted to sign the Concordat? No. But the Empire was severely weakened by the war, and they needed time to get back on their feet. If that meant outlawing Talos worship and seceding part of Hammerfell, then so be it. The ends justify the means.