In the besieged Imperial City, the Moth Priests would once again make their prophecies:

Ulfric Stormcloak would agree to a White Peace, allowing General Tulius and his Imperial Legion to move south to engage the Res Publica, who had been prepared for him. This, of course, would finally leave Whiterun and the Pro-Imperial Jarls isolated, and the Stormcloaks would begin to make preparations for taking the rest of Skyrim...including Whiterun. Of course, the Dragonborn had retired at Breezehome, but would send word to the Jarl that should Ulfric move towards the City, that he would take part in its defence. In the meantime, however, the departure of the Legion would further embolden the bandits and the Forsworn, the latter who, even with the loss of Madanach, still carried on their rading and looting.

In Hammerfell, the Aldmeri Dominion forces would make for Sentinel, but only after sending a small force to take S'tros M'kai and turn it into a support base. The Invasion Fleet would then land 40,000 men on the outskirts of the city, which would begin drawing up siege lines, while the ships, as well as the remaining 10,000 people, will move to engage the Redguard Navy, attempting to use Destruction Magic to stir up tornadoes and waterspouts to try and destroy as many enemy ships from range as possible. In the meantime, the Landing Force would increase their numbers by summoning Artonachs and other Lesser Daedra, increasing their numbers from 40,000 to 44,000. Then, they would attack.

"Stand, Men and Women of the Res Publica! This will not be the Graveyard of Freedom, this will be the crucible of our beliefs!" shouted Lucius Cincinnatus as Skingrad, paradoxically, stood against the Thalmor. "The Aldmeri Dominion have proven that they and the Empire would stand with each other; their own words say that they come on behalf of an Emperor who cannot even defend his own lands! Stand, Men and Women of the Res Publica, stand!" But despite his words, news had come in, shortly before the Moth Priests had begun the latest round of prophecies, that Titus Mede II had broken out of the Imperial City in conjunction with the New Imperial Armies arriving from the North. It seemed that the Empire would not fall so easily...

...If not for the fact that, in breaking out of the city, the Emperor had fallen off his horse, breaking his neck and his skull. This was welcome news to the Res Publica, who, using the Butcher's and Tanner's and even Painter's Guilds as their proxies, launched their own bloody rebellion in the Imperial City itself, gutting the remaining Imperial Armies, breaking the morale of the counterrevolutionary militia in the countryside, and giving a turnaround of fortune to the nascent Republic. However, with Cyrodiil in chaos, the Thalmor Invasion, should it succeed, would find themselves with immense opportunities, meaning that the fate of Cyrodiil, and perhaps Tamriel, would rest in the hands of the Southern Imperial Holds.

"Allied Powers of High Rock! We are pushing back against Alaunausbah! He is not broken, but we are unbowed!" were the cry of the Direnni Coalition as they scored several successes against the Dragons, each success securing more allies to their side. At the same time, however, the prime objective of their coalition, to drive back the Thalmor from Tamriel, would not be forgotten; with them sending another offer of aid to the Kingdom of Hammerfell, with the Kingdoms of Wayrest and Daggerfall joining their names with the Direnni in their offer, which included a larger force of 'volunteers', and more Anti-Undead, Anti-Daedra scrolls, or, if the King of Hammerfell was too proud to accept these offers, a small trickle of money from High Rock's merchant houses.