User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-1889545-20120617091315/@comment-4692902-20120617103347

The Empire let Hammerfell go because they more or less walked out for obvious reasons, Skyrim hasn't yet. It seemed apparent the Empire is still trying to hold on to as much as it can without spreading itself too thin, isn't this what every empire does when its loosing ground fast?