last night i became the arena grand champion (i used the name "messenger of death" ).

and i gained a adoring fan, after a while i saved and quit, when i loaded up oblivion and i was on my way to find martin, my fan ran into fort empire and was killed, i looted his body, and later when i was in bruma he found me!!

was that a glitch or does he keep respawning?

by the way i have the xbox 360 game of the year edition.

He is supposed to respawn, yes. He's not really useful in combat because he's weak and tends to flee, though you could probably increase his efficacy using magic.

we'll he does hold a torch for me in the dark!