I found out that Dragon attacks in Riften can kill NPCs.

I hope this doesn't happen to 'my' Balimund, and I hope Bethesda address it somehow, maybe like adding the ability to remarry.

There. This is the same post I made before. Hopefully it has been re-worded enough so that it won't horribly upset any other forum users. I will be careful not to articulate legitimate game concerns in any way outside the box again.