The Solitude housecarl is VASTLY superior. She uses shield bash, she charges, and destroys everyone. Even with Mehrunes Razor she owns.

I love Lydia, but she's dumber than a box of rocks. She set off literally every trap in a dungeon. The dog managed to avoid most of them. Yes, the dog is smarter than Lydia.

Then there's that one infuriating line. I can stand the trap triggering, but that damn "sworn to carry your burdens" drives me up a wall.

Psst, Bethesda: Why can't we have something in the Lockpick tree that lets us disable floor traps, eh?

Lydia was a solid ol' beast of burden for me.

Until the day that she turned rogue on me.

With a full backpack of all my best gear and loot, she just up and disappeared one day.

Then comes the dear John letter letting me know that grew tired of waiting for me and was leaving me.

She has never been heard of since.

The way that I figure it, is that she probably cashed in on all the fine gear and loot that she was carrying for me, and once the gold ran out she probably hooked up with some old codger somewhere that was willing to 'let her' hold all of his great gear and loot to. Anyway, she hasn't been seen of since that day that she took me for a ride and kept all my finery.

K H A N N N N N err, I mean...

DAMN YOU LYDIA, DAMN YOU!


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\Well, at least my new companion will pick master locks for me, and not mind carrying all my extra gear.

SOMEONE has to take place for adoring fan