I don't mind mounts dying if you have them in combat. I don't mind mounts running away if you flee a battle and leave them behind. But... this is what I got today:
Situation: running around Midlands
People Involved: Cati (centaur) and her "mount/pet" Xanathos
Ok, I fought the quad, I won. I relieved the corpse of his cold hard cash and proceeded on to my target area - the old bone woman - when suddenly, after following me for six rooms after the finished battle, my pet decides that I don't care for him anymore and he leaves.
I can only assume it had to do with the battle as before that he followed me to the ends of the.. umm.. midland area - even when I wasn't in the same room, he waited ever so patiently for me.
So, my question is this: Will pets leave if they take damage from the battle and you don't heal them (btw: I didn't even know he was involved in the battle, I didn't set any involve on him or anything - I've not used him since the old way of mounts when they didn't assist - so this could easily be my mistake).