Did you read my post above?
Lydia increased level and health with my character.
Lydia increased level and health with my character.
It may just be a bug for all we know on some systems. Cause Lydia's one-handed was 30 when I was at lvl 28 ( recruited her very early ingame ). Later, after I followed the steps I described her skill was at 72 and health jumped from 170 to 400+

