Did you help Saadia or did you help the Alik'r people find her?

I found her, told the guy, lead her to the stables and then let him take her... then I felt really bad so I reloaded the game, lead her to the stables and then killed the guy before he could take her.

She did sell out her country to the Thalmor

OT: i did both, but them preferred to help the Alik'r

Obviously I helped the Alik'r.

You felt bad? What are you some Thalmor loving scum?!?!?
DIE!

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Yeah, she's guilty of helping the Thalmor.

Though we never hear why she did it.

Doesnt matter why, she helped them to the block with her!

On the first two characters I helped the Alik'r. So on the most recent one I decided to help Saadia to see what happened, and I've regretted it, because the stupid Alik'r are always harassing Redguard women and standing in Whiterun. Annoying.

Saadia's story stinks like mudcrab breath.

I turn her over to the Alik'r.

yeah, it's a subversion of "beautiful woman needs hero to rescue her."

Of course, that was something people were subverting as far back as the Maltese Falcon.

From our point of view, it's just one word verus another. I've yet to do the quest, but when I (someday) get around to it, I will help Saidia

The only reason I'm inclined to believe the guys is that Saadia says they're servants of the Thalmor.

Except, well, the Hammerfall people are resisting the Thalmor tooth and claw.

And since when do the Thalmor use humans to do their dirty work?

While I tend to agree that she did help the thalmor, there is absolutely no hard evidence to prove that, and the Alik'r dont come off as incredibly credible when they are hiding out in caves.

To be fair, that's just typical Nord hospitality.

Though, I'd be suspicious of a bunch of armed guys entering my hometown too.

Also, the guy in the jail was a dike.

I checked later in the game and there was a corpse in there.

I sided with her. I didn't believe the Alik'r's story.

I told the alik'r I would help them, then methodically assassinated each one of them.

Why not? Alikir are about as Redguard as you can get. They wouldn't sell out their people to the Thalmor. And if it was the Thalmor that would have done it, they would have sent someone less conspicuous than how you see the Alikir getting turned away.

And when it comes down to it... do they kill her, like she claims they will? No, they tag 'n bag her.

Call me a svcker for a lady in distress!

Haha I did it before I had any idea who/what the Thalmor were


Oops, sorry!

Sided with the Alik'r. Her story had more holes in it than swiss cheese

I helped out the Alik. She didn't offer me anything better so I turned her in.

I sided with the Alik'r as she sounded fake and they sincere. Though at the end of it I wondered when their leader (forget his name) said something to the effect of not trusting a pretty face. Well he has a very pretty face, especially for a Redguard male.

Then again, if they were simple assassins, he would have killed her on the spot.

Saadia because I didnt even know who the thalmar were... She seemed harmless enough anyways, not like she could go back to hammerfell.

Except that most evidence points to her being the guilty party:

Saadia telling the truth
1. The first time the Alik'r came to Whiterun, one of them was thrown in jail. This immediately casts doubt on their lawfulness - but then, it could be a case of overzealous or corrupt guards (they certainly seem mean and lazy, judging by the jailer's fecklessness about letting the guy go when you pay his bail).
2. The Alik'r are sharing a cave with some bandits who are ostensibly getting paid to guard them. Does their choice of guards cast suspicion on their nature? Having said that, from dialogue between the bandits, it seems that they do not trust each other and keep separate anyway. It could just be that the bandits were cheap.

Kematu telling the truth
1. The first time you talk to Saadia, she pulls a knife on you. While this may seem like an act of desperate defiance, it may hint at a violent and unpredictable personality.
2. Saadia seems hesitant to explain the full situation, while Kematu elaborates on it fully. Is Saadia's reticence due to her guilt?
3. The man you can free from jail seems strangely honourable, saying he has shamed his companions and wants to begin anew.
4. If Kematu really was an assassin, why paralyse her at the end of the quest - why not just stab her and be done with it? He also mentions justice, and taking her into custody, and implies that Saadia will face a trial back in Hammerfell rather than swift execution. All this points to him and his warriors being enforcers rather than assassins.
5. Kematu's opening line - "We can avoid any more bloodshed." And his closing lines which infer that Saadia is known for her manipulation of people.

All this points to Saadia being guilty, meaning she is an informant. This means she can give information to the Thalmor AKA Nazi Elves who can use that information to harm the Empire/Skyrim. Who knows what information she can get if an important official gets a little too drunk.

I sided with the Alik'r. While they're not telling the whole story, they're not full of crap like Saadia. Her story had way too many holes and blatant lies for me to ever consider helping her.