Originally Posted by KillerRabbit
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So it wasn’t the Guardian waiting, there’s an explanation in the game for the timing.

I'm certain that isn't true on honor mode at least because I just got it after the owlbear. Like right now in another window. I'm on day 3 and still haven't made it to camp!

The guardian started speaking to me after I met Nettie.

"why is this voice in my head telling me to check out the parasite? hearing voices isn't a good sign . . . "

Yes, the first time you hear from the Guardian is when you speak with Nettie and they tell you about the tadpole in the jar. As far as the moment when you’re about to transform and the Guardian shows up to stop that, that scene gets triggered by entering the goblin camp.