In response to post #64516096. What you need to remember is that the Empire was just in a major war with a very powerful Dominion, and included fighting and occupation on both sides in several areas. There's no guarantee that the DB would have survived such a massive conflict, especially if Dominion AND Imperial forces were hunting them down during and after the war. Not to mention the fact that the Empire is STILL hunting them down, even with the civil war in Skyrim brewing. If anything, they probably would have gotten MORE serious about destroying it, since they will need as little chaos in the Empire as possible if they want to fight the Dominion again in the future.
