Yes, and it is an affront to every man and woman of faith for their blood. It happened in the damn White-Gold Concordat. The Thalmor forced the Empire to ban Talos worship, and the Empire agreed to surrender the belief of most Nords for a scrap of peace.
Hmph. I owe Galmar a drink. Brunwulf can not spend more than three days without trying to persuade me to waste the treasury on the Gray Quarter. I wonder why he is so compassionate with those blasted elves. They already have food and a roof.
Yes. He is a hero-God of mankind. It happened upon his death, Tiber Septim apotheosized into Talos, he became a deity in the pantheon of the Nine Divines, and a hero to men.
If anyone else mocks my manhood, I will send them to rot in the dungeons. I am a Jarl, of course, I have had moments with maidens. I simply do not have that much time.
The Empire wants their end just as much as you. Yet you're so blinded by your own cause, you can not see the forrest for the trees.
I am done trying to convince you."
Tell me, is the hatred of half of Skyrim your goal? Do you truly expect my army to accept my death quietly and merge your cause? If you wish to fight the Dominion, then join someone who truly will, not an Empire that sits still.
The day Tullius abandons his weak Empire, I will consider joining him. You may kill me, yes, but you forget you are Dragonborn. Your name carries weight. The savior of Nirn interfering in a civil war to end it by his own hands feels like a politically foolish move.
"The faster you fight, the quicker they win. I'm done with your insolence and foolishness. You can either join me and Tullius as we rally all of Tamriel, or die by my blade."
The Thalmor might benefit from prolonged civil war, not from me succeeding. My goals directly oppose the Dominion. The Thalmor merely exploit the conflict.
Yet you were just as much under the Dominion's thumb like they were!
This whole war is what they wanted, to drive us to division, and you're too damn blinded by your ambition to see that.
You want to keep playing the fool? Fine. I'll tske to Hammerfell and rally forces like-
Hm. You dare mock my torture? There is no shame in recognizing I was not firm enough to withstand the cruelty of the Thalmor. You would not either, not when they have starved you, stripped you of your dignity, and broken every bone in your body.
And they dare bitch about how they need peace and regrouping before fighting the Aldmeri Dominion. If your enemy dictates your policy before the next war even begins, then they have already achieved political victory.