By the way it´s fascinating to see how people get stuck in places where I didn´t thought they would. :)
Hint..... you can "talk" to characters and you missed at least 2 vital hidden objects almost at the start too. Although you died when trying to pass the first Guardian in the woods, you already carried the right object to defeat him.
It´s fun to see how my distractions are actually working. You past 2 very important objects without even remember to examine vital set pieces in the environment. ;)
Try again. :)