User blog comment:Dandywierdo/Did you kill Ralis or spare him during unearthed? dragonborn dlc./@comment-65.78.70.216-20140714205317

I feel as though when the dragonborn would say I can't let your deeds go unpunished that it weakened his self conscious and allowed azhidal to take over his body influencing what Ralis said to the Dragonborn. Just a theory though.