User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-4692385-20111219154134/@comment-4692385-20111220002915

No at the end The Empire caught the Thalmor off guard because the Thalmor's complacency the Empire was able to beat the Thalmor out of The Imperial City. Due to the fact the Empire lost a majority of their troops fighting the Thalmor Titus Meade II could not keep fighting the Thalmor thus The White-Gold Concordat was signed. After word the Redguards eventually beat the Thalmor out of Hammerfell. A war that lasted Five years which also halped the Thalmor by .creating bitterness between the Redguards and Empire. At the time Rising Threat was taking place the Septim Empire was dealing with the Oblivion Crisis also the Thalmor were seen as a minority. The Thalmor rose to power in the aftermath of the Oblivion Crisis so even if the Empire saw the Thalmor as a threat they really couldn't do anything. Chanceller Ocato was acting Emporer at the time even the author says was not a great leader.