I was riding from Bravil to Leyawiin, ignoring the timber wolf that was on my tail (for a very long way, I might add), when I heard a woman crying out with the "oof!" noises. When I stopped and turned around, I saw her - alone - fighting the wolf that had been chasing me; in 2 hits or so she was dead. Oddly enough, I also saw the Countess' Bodyguard by himself a bit north of Bravil, where he was killed by a minotaur (if he'd have just held still my heal-target spell would have kept him alive instead of missing 4 times ). I'm pretty sure the bodyguard respawns, but Hlidara doesn't, and I'm curious if she's important in any way (her paint horse was also dead on the road just outside Bravil's stables, but I assume that doesn't matter much?)

As I understand it, Hlidara is involved in some way with the thieves guild quest line, but I'll not be doing that one. Is she at all necessary for Sanguine's quest, or anything else I should know about? It may be a little odd seeing the countess without her assistant though...