Ok, so the three main points of view are going to be Lydia, Faendal, and Ralof. I wanted to use a couple side characters so that there's a better view of the more important people.

Open Sea

Lydia

Lydia had been posted to the pirate flagship. If it had gone her way, she would have been with Tyr, Ralof, and Ulfric going by land to Cyrodil, but they told her to be on the boats. It wasn't that bad, she had a room with the other women on the boat, and they were nice. Helga the Nord, Keera the Argonian, and Penelope the Imperial were the three pirate women, with Ria the Companion and Uthgerd the Unbroken was there as well. She had also got to know the other people on this boat. The name of the captain she had met the day before was Talen; he was a Breton, and led the whole pirate navy. This boat, The Red Diamond, was his, and the Nord she saw before was in charge of The Warhammer. The Khajit, Shajirr, was the first mate on this boat, and the third-in-charge overall. Then there was the Orc, who the pirates all called Mo, who worked below decks. He was a very good shouter, and shouted about mostly everything. He yelled at the rowers, the cannon workers, the people getting things out of the storage, the people not getting things out of storage. Fortunately, she was mostly above decks, helping the pirate leaders navigate through Skyrim's waters.

"So you say that this area has been frozen over?" the captain asked.

"Yes, we had a very cold winter, and that bit of water hasn't thawed yet, you'll have to go around it," she replied, drawing a circle on the map with her finger.

"We'll need to communicate this to the other boats; hopefully they will just follow our lead." Talen walked outside to send a signal up, and Lydia followed. As he went to the launcher that could send up a signal, she went to see how Ria was faring. She had been feeling under the weather for a while, probably seasickness. While she was walking though, she heard someone call out.

"Ships sighted! Off starboard side!" She looked over the side, and saw what they were talking about. A boat was coming towards them, and very quickly. She instantly got into a position to defend the ship, as a loader for Faendal, who was on one of the ballistae. She knew on each side there were five ballistae, and seven cannons, so one boat could be easy to take down if they were enemies. She heard Mo belowdecks yelling at the cannon workers, and was happy she wasn't down there. She watched as a second ship came into view, and then heard the sentry yell again.

"Imperials, the lot of 'em! A supplier and a warship!"

"Starboard cannons ready!" Mo yelled from below.

"Alright, let's show the Imperials a taste of our power," Talen growled, "Fire starboard cannons!" A booming was heard as the cannons shot off, and the shots slammed into the Imperial ships.

Ralof

Ralof's squad was following an Imperial scout group when the dragon swooped down. Ralof knew dragons were still about, but didn't know that they would be this far into Cyrodil. The dragon swooped down and picked off one of the Imperials before they could do anything, so Ralof decided to pull back and let it handle the scouts. Unfortunately, as they ran through the trees, it noticed them, and sent some fireballs to kill them.

"Hit the deck!" Ralof yelled to the rest of his group. Most listened, but some kept running, and the fireballs exploded over them, sending them into the snow. Ralof turned his head to see it swooping down towards the Imperials again. "All right, let's get moving!" He managed to stand and take a few steps when he heard the dragon flapping its wings above him. He heard a branch crack and a yell.

"YOL-TOOR-SHUL" a blast of flame shot up at the dragon. He saw Tyr standing there with his group, who all fired at the dragon. Ralof watched as it fell to the ground, and began biting and snapping at the new threat. Tyr didn't waste any time, jumping up and swinging his axe at the dragon's head. He then followed up with a shield bash and power attack, before jumping on the monster's head and slamming the axe into its eye. After a few seconds of that, the dragon collapsed, and it began to burn as its soul was absorbed.

"Thank you for that, Dovahkiin. We wouldn't have pulled through if not for you," Ralof smiled at his old friend.

"We're lucky that you managed to get down towards us. We found the temple," Tyr beckoned. They walked a bit before finding the big gates to Cloud Ruler Temple. The original Blades used to live here, but after the Aldmeri Dominion took over, it had been turned into a Thalmor base. Their group met up with Esbern and Delphine, who were going to lead them through the temple. Once they got the gate open, they noticed how quiet it was. They expected to see opposition, but now, once inside, they saw nothing. They walked up the stairs towards the main doors, and then Esbern stopped them.

"Arrow trap, set up to a tripwire," Esbern pointed down. Ralof could barely make out the string, and saw that it was attached to a crossbow. Tyr put up his shield, while Delphine broke the rope. The arrow flew out and smashed into Tyr's shield, staggering the big man.

"Good thing we have you with us. I was about to step into that tripwire," Ralof shivered.

"The Thalmor didn't want us poking about it seems, good thing for us that I'm good with traps," Esbern smiled before inspecting the door.

"Yes, Esbern, you proved that when I had to find you in the Ratway. Those traps were very "fun" to deal with," Tyr gave an angry look to Esbern.

"Ah, yes, sorry about that. This door won't open, we'll have to use the Library or Barracks doors," Esbern pointed at the barracks doors. As they walked over, he stopped them again. "Hear that? There's someone coming! Everyone behind some cover!" Ralof crouched behind a pillar, and saw someone walk up through the main gates. It was an old man, with maybe twenty guards with him. He called out to them.

"It is okay, warriors! I'm not here to fight, although I can't say the same for the other counts!" the count of Bruma beckoned them out. Esbern went down to meet him, the rest stayed back. When Esbern came back, he had good news.

"The count says that Bruma agrees with us about the Empire's corruption, and that they will aid in its cleansing. It seems that they were waiting for someone to make sure this place was clear. Come, let's meet our new allies." Ralof smiled at that, and knew that Ulfric would be happy to hear this.