Today I came across a pleasant surprise. I was exploring an unexplored area and came across an old shack on the very top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere. I thought it would some old hunters shack with a clan inside with some stuff to sell. Turns out there is a girl named Angi inside. As I found out she is a really interesting character with a neat backstory. She also offers a unique way of bow training (providing you don't kill her). She actually brings you outside and to as shooting range. She teaches you some actually useful lessons about Precision, Composure, and Accuracy while telling some stories about her family and hunting as a girl. The challenges actually get difficult and you level up archery after each lesson (I wish she would teach you how to hit moving targets though).

I was kinda dissapointed with the aftermath though. It turns out you can't marry her (Karaliah anyone) or have her as a follower. One of the few people in the game I actually thought was interesting and you can't have her as a follower. While short, the encounter at the cabin was neat and made the outer edges of Skyrim feel alive (not to mention leveling up archery 7 times for free).

My suggestion based on this experience is... Why not have more of the trainers be like Angi? It should be an interactive encounter where you actually feel like you're learning something! The trainer should also be interesting like Angi. It would be great if somebody like a two-handed trainer would bring you to some mannequins and show you the different types of attack and how to use them. At the end of the lesson the person would dual with you and see what you have learned. A smither like Alvor could ask you to smith different items for him to sell. My final idea is at that (depending on what weapon/spell used the most during the mission) Ralof or Hadver should direct you to one the trainers so you can learn how to use the skill effectively.

So what are your ideas for interactive followers and thoughts on what I posted. Discuss below.