User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-67.82.208.229-20111217210256/@comment-80.216.209.127-20111221021142

The mede empire sure did'nt act like it was the thalmor/dominions competition. They back-stabbed and sold out Hammerfell (quite needlessly I might add) and then acted all friendly-like with the thalmor's representatives and invited them in to Skyrim.