Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-184.15.99.57-20130514072209/@comment-6881629-20130514075852

Not very helpful but, when i first did that quest i got to the cave at the end and started fighting the Troll Lydia came charging in from the exit. That being said though if a quest makes you leave you companion behind now i always take them home just incase. If your on pc open up the console and type (i think) -

moveto player 000A2C94

Otherwise wait a really long time in one place, followers have to run to catch up with you.