Naw, it wasn't luck she survived so long. On the contrary it was bad luck or bad battle selection that she died at turn 10ish. Normally I hit soft provinces with her at turn 2 on, and I forge her some ghetto gear to get her through the early turns. This means that she has to come home at some point, and that point for me is usually when there are not soft provinces left close to my capital. She comes home, gets some gear, maybe some gems if she is going to be casting anything, then she is back out building her reputation in the HOF
