Like many people hear, I despise Maven Black-Briar and wish their was a way to break her power base. Which got me thinking: If I give the Rift to the Imperials during "Season Unending" but then retake it for the Stormcloaks, will Maven end up sitting in that basemant in the Blue Palace?

Nope she just goes about her business and Laila forgets about the whole thing.

SCREW THAT, maven may be a [censored] but shes atleast a competent [censored] unlike that law-giver.

opinion. Laila gets you to stop the Skooma trade in Riften while Maven would allow it. Plus Maven supports the Thalmor so that means YOU must support the Thalmor. Laila is thus better.

What? Whre does it say she supports the Thalmor?

She'll tell you that at Elenwen's little soiree.

I'd gladly boot her to Cyrodiil. I'd get rid of the Silver-Bloods, too, but it's realistic that you can't drain the swamp overnight. Economic power has to be reckoned with.

I stole all the mead in the Black Briar meadery. She should be losing money now.

That [censored]...Scew her!!!

Oh wow, guess I'll pay more attention next time I get an invite to Elenwen's little pro-thalmor party.

I believe what she says is that she respects power and the Thalmor have it.