Hello,

First of all I would like to clear the title; when I say "lose" I mean it in the way you may lose your headsets or your glasses on the bus.

While I was playing a reached a way that I could only access by jumping, so she could not follow me immediately, so as usually, she(like any other ally) will make the way around and disappear for later on coming back to you.

It did not happen this time. She did not show up a couple of hours of gameplay later(not all the hours at ones ). I eventually take a new ally and this one join me with out mentioning I have another ally, neither I get a message that my ally died(like on Fallout 3, I don't know if this happens on Skyrim).

She is not on the Jarls castle or on the last place I saw her. Could she be dead? Or lost somewhere on Skyrim?

Thank you very much.

That's "lose," and yes, it's possible to lose a follower. Have you tried to find her or her body using console commands?

(Edit: OK, I had to look them up:)

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Save first, of course.

"Louse", I'm confused, do you mean 'lasso'

No, sadly, I don't think it's possible to lasso lydia.

Lydia might look like she just stepped out of a cheap 80's night club, but I don't think you have to louse her.

Yes, your companions will go AWOL on you, particularly if you walk somewhere they can't. When my companions go missing, here is what I do to get them back:

1. Wait in place for an hour, if they are around, they will show up
2. Fast Travel, even to the location I am at. Same as above.
3. Wait 73 game hours, if you see a message about your follower getting bored, then wait another 5 days, and go back to where you found them or their current home.

If the above does not work, then load a save from before you lost your companion.