"How can you trust her, Ulfric?" Galmar questioned his long-time friend.
"I don't."
"Then why let her join the cause? Her reputation is not a good one. We don't need a lowlife like her under your banner!"
"Like it or not, old friend, we do. She may have her problems, but she is still the Dragonborn."
"So? My best men could take her on in a fair fight any day! She's nothing more than a milk drinker looking for a free ride to fame." Galmar grumbled. He hated the sneaky nord woman.
"I have no doubt of that, Galmar. That doesn't change the fact that we need her. Despite all of her flaws, she is the Dragonborn."
"A terrible one." Galmar interrupted.
A hint of a smile played on Ulfric's face. "Maybe, but she's all that we've got." he paused to stare into his General's eyes. "I don't like her. She's a thief, a cowardly assassin, and a liar. But she is the Dragonborn. It is her destiny to defeat Alduin, and one day she will. When we win this war with her on our side, we will be praised. We will be remembered as the liberators of Skyrim with its savior at our side!" He paused before saying. "If we didn't let her join us, where would she go? If all she is looking for is fame, she will join the Imperials. She will fight under their banner, and when we win she will be defeated. We will be remembered as the conquerors of Skyrim. The people who crushed the savior of the land with no hesitation. That is not how I want to be remembered."
Galmar shook his head, still hating the idea of having to work with and fight with the woman. "How can I know that she has my back, Ulfric? How can I know that she will fight to keep the people around her alive?"
"Trust has to start somewhere, Galmar. Maybe there is a reason that she is the way she is. Maybe all she needs is a reason to fight. We have to give her a chance, my friend."
Galmar narrowed his eyes at his Jarl suspiciously. "That is a very positive outlook, coming from you, Ulfric."
"Optimism has to start somewhere too, and you weren't going to do it." Ulfric laughed and the two of them exited the war room to go and meet with the Dragonborn. She wasn't great, she wasn't even good, but she was all they had and they would make do.