Message to Whiterun

Information
This quest belongs to The Imperial Legion quest line.

Quick Walkthrough

 * 1) Talk to Tullius, who will tell you to deliver a message to the Jarl in Whiterun.
 * 2) Present the message to the Jarl up in Dragonsreach, who will then send you with his own message (an axe) to Ulfric in Windhelm.
 * 3) Go to Windhelm and show Ulfric the axe, and then return after Ulfric tells you to.
 * 4) Then return to Whiterun and speak with the Jarl.

Detailed Walkthrough
Speak with Tullius and he will tell you that he wants you to deliver a message of great importance to the Jarl of Whiterun. The Stormcloaks are ready to attack Whiterun, but the Jarl refuses any help from the Legion, and therefore you are to act as a diplomat.

Travel to Whiterun and enter Dragonsreach, the big castle on the top of the hill. Irileth, one of the Jarl’s senior soldiers, will ask you what you are doing there. Tell her that you have a message for the Jarl, and she will let you speak with him. Give him the message and he will, after discussing with his advisors, decide to side with the Empire.

But the Jarl wants to confront Ulfric directly and therefore he asks you to deliver his axe to Ulfric back in Windhelm, as the old ways dictates. Go to Windhelm, enter the Palace of Kings and give Ulfric the axe. He will tell you to return it, thereby confirming his plans of attacking Whiterun.

After you return to Whiterun, talk to the Jarl, who will tell you that he sent word to Tullius right after you left, and that some legionnaires under Legate Cipius’ command has come to help defend the city.