Something which hit me around halfway through the college's questline was how Ancano, a Thalmor agent, managed to get into the college, or anywhere near Winterhold, a Stormcloak province, to begin with? The Stormcloaks hate the Thalmor, and yet they allow an Altmer in full Thalmor robes to walk into one of the most powerful institutions in Skyrim? Is there a lore explanation or is this just a shortcoming on Bethesda's part? (If you are into conspiracy theories, this could be a sign of that the Empire cannonically won the civil war, but that's probably just me being crazy)