I’m at the part where you have to “Carry Tedmund.” When I put him down at the target location, nothing happens. It continues to say “Carry Tedmund.” Cannot progress past this step. I’ve tried meditating, fast traveling, and reloading from multiple save points. Still the same issue.
@fainterhail7550 Hello there! Our team is still investigating this issue at this time. I'd like to know if you've tried attacking / hitting the NPC in question once, as that's a required action for the quest.
Hello there!
Following the release of TU 1.3.0, the development team has marked the reported issues with "Puppets and Prisoners" as resolved.
If you are still unable to progress in "Puppets and Prisoners," please don't hesitate to update this thread so we can take a closer look. Please include a video which shows the following:
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Thanks! 
Hello there,
As we have had no reports of issues persisting with "Puppets and Prisoners" since the release of TU 1.3.0, we will now be locking this thread.
If you encounter any further trouble with “Puppets and Prisoners," then please feel welcome to create a new thread and we’ll gladly take a closer look. When creating a new thread, please include any additional images/videos of the issue you’re encountering in-game, as this will be helpful for further investigation.
Thanks! 
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