Can't get followers after Riekling follower died

I tried to get a riekling, so I left my follower then got the riekling. My follower went out of the place and disappeared.

I went to where I got her and tried getting her again, but she said "You already have a follower". However, my riekling died earlier. Now I can't get any followers.

Help me please


If you are playing on PC you can use this command:

set playerfollowercount to 0

It will set your follower count to zero, and you should then be able to pick up a new follower.