Guantian

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Guantian was formerly the guardian of a female inventor named Skye. Skye fought against it when Guantian first approached her - Skye had a hereditary illness that would cause her to die before her time, and she knew well that Guardians would often die with their charges. Guantian refused to hear any of it - she would protect Skye until she drew her last natural breath, and then she would protect any of Skye's inventions, her ideals, until Guantian herself fell to join her charge. She knew well what her calling was, and Skye would not stop her from following through.

Quite honestly, neither of them expected the child, but the moment Dae was born, Skye saw the look in Guantian's eye and knew that the Guardian would be ok. Skye had worried that perhaps Guantian would still follow the usual path of wasting away after her death, but as she watched Guantian curl up around the tiny infant, she smiled and knew - she could die in peace.

It was only a few years after that when Skye passed away peacefully, leaning against Guantian's side. It fell to Guantian to care for the child, and she did so as best as she could. She could not teach the human language, not perfectly, but she could teach her own. She taught Dae how to hunt, how to gather, how to survive.

Years later, Dae is now a teenager. She's shifted away from always being taken care of to starting to help take care of Guantian in turn. Guantian is starting to worry a little about Dae's future - Skye had been born and raised in human civilization, and thus had been clever with inventions, easily identifying problems and coming up with ways to fix them. Dae has no such training, and indeed has little desire to aid others - she is loyal only to Guantian, and is enjoying the simple life the pair have. Guantian isn't sure how to help Dae discover a purpose in life.

It wasn't really her decision, but Guantian would soon find the answer...