User blog comment:Harold Burned-Mane/The Truth about Ulfric Stormcloak/@comment-1600847-20130911183702/@comment-1600847-20130915194715

Ask him what exactly Shallows says. I think it could be a misunderstanding. For example, if Shallows says "It's better being in the Assemblage than being homeless", then he's not saying they were once homeless, but that being in the Assamblage is better than nothing.