clearing - p3

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Guardian's POV
Where is he taking me? I wonder, as I follow the quick moving teletubby. He seems to be in a rush to get to his destination, but he still hasn't told me exactly where we're going yet. It doesn't matter much, I much prefer planning things out but I'm used to not being told information, so I'll deal with it and plan when we get there. It still baffled me that he spared me in favor of only a few questions, so in the back of my mind I idly wonder if he's taking me here to kill me. Why he'd wait so long to do so I'm unsure, though, so I hold on to a smidge of hope.

We eventually stop walking at a clearing, similar to the larger one the teletubbies had lived in, but empty. I don't recognize this site, but I'd believe it to be a test site as well. Or it at least was, if the blood has anything to say about it. Tinky-Winky looks back to stare at me (is he? I can't tell) before signaling for me to sit down on the grass. I do so and he follows soon after. I adjust my hat awkwardly. "Why did you take me here?" I question, but the other ignores me with a grunt.

"If you were watching, why didn't you stop me?" He asks. I can tell the question was meant to be harmless, out of curiosity rather then malice, but I can't help but reel a bit before I answer. "You're stronger than me," I admit. "I wouldn't be able to help regardless. The most I could've done is try to find Po before she was killed and even that wasn't guaranteed." The teletubby seems satisfied with that, so I don't continue. We sit in silence again for a bit.

The other states at me during this silence, but I keep my gaze at the ground. He's never seen another teletubby, I remind myself, besides his siblings. He's probably interested for the time being and will kill you after, and for once I agree with the voice, who seems void of logic most of the time. I decide to voice my question. "Are you going to kill me?" I mumble. There's a pause.

"No," Tinky-Winky answers. "Not if I can help it."

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