William C. Anderson and Neuron K. Anderson

August 24, 2026.

By default there are 12 guardians.

Turtle and Bear.
Lion and Eagle.
Fish and Rat.
Bat and Hare.
Elephant and Wolf.
Horse and Dog.

Credit: Sai King. The Dark Tower. The names were already there.

You get to choose what you call yours.
If you want it to be your sprite, so be it.
Here it's your guardian.
A legend — like a dragon or a bigfoot.
And it can change.
We're never just one thing.

Your guardian makes as many friends as you need —
to be other guardians.

When we were kids, we called them our imaginary friends.
Real friends are never imaginary.

William C. Anderson and Neuron K. Anderson