Ah, that's the rub. The arrows that Lydia wants to retrieve won't break. She paid nearly a gold piece each for them and are, as far as I can see, the only exception to that game mechanic. They were approved, and it's the reason why she's been so diligent in retrieving them. The "Durable" arrow doesn't break and can be reused. There are a limited number of them though.<br/><br/>I'm not trying to be difficult, the question came up after Lydia's comment about wanting to retrieve her arrows and check the rear. As I can't see the map, and only know of one unopened door, the one that Horgus wedged shut, It seemed like a good time to do the retrieval. Before a door is opened or a bunch of mongrels can drop through a hole in the cieling.<br/><br/>On the point of the horse and cat, we have 3 uses of the leaf that Lydia carries to get them up into the next level if needed.