Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-26103034-20150525210032/@comment-26103034-20151117155138

Many Thalmor leave, including many people who are unsure and might have been persuaded had they stayed. Whether or not they give the message on is unknown, but presumably some of them do.

Cloudrest is well fortified and on top of a mountain. By the time your soldiers get to the top, they're exhausted and barely manage to make a dent in the army.