Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
It's Moren (in the quest In His Garden) that tells you at one point that he sometimes caught a glimpse of what must be a tail.

There's no reason at all to derive "wrapped it around his waist like a belt" from that, though – on the contrary, it suggests he simply had it concealed under his robes and sometimes failed to keep it where the fabric wouldn't drape over it.

It might be possible to keep a tail out of the way by curling it around a leg, but not around his waist – which in any case would create more of a conspicuous lump than simply hiding it in the loose space under the skirt of the robe.

Robe being the key part here, as it's a very different matter to supposedly hiding it under a skintight outfit like the Phoenix suit.
Nevermind the tail, but can somebody explain how mutilated Hrothgar's snout must be for them to wear the actual helm? Its like that closed helm Skyrim Khajiit thing all over again.