How worrying! The child was behaving most strangely and we weren't too sure as to why she is. Perhaps, I assumed it to be something in the air and maybe it was but then we'd all be reacting to it, surely, then again she is a human and humans tend to be much more sensitive to strange things. However, a child, while sensitive, might not be as sensitive as someone full-grown but something seemed to be driving her up a wall.
Dearest hurried over to hold and cradle her, hoping to soothe her agitations but it came to no avail. We didn't know what to do and, naturally, we assumed human children tend to fussier than youkai tots. After behaving so strangely, she screamed and said, "Fire." We were startled, as she hardly spoke and, throughout the day, she hadn't spoken coherantly in all the time she had been behaving strangely. At first, we thougth she didn't know about the word that came out of her mouth but, the moment she said it, she calmed some.
The next day, a fire did happen. Mamizou's hut had caught fire and had burned to the ground, leaving her devastated. We all came out to investigate, Reimu hurrying to the ashes and charred wood and straw. She picked up some of the ashes and tried to recreate the hut, becoming upset when she couldn't. If the humans ever had a reason to leave her die, her premonition abilities seemed to have been it. None of us foresaw Mamizou's hut catching fire and burning to the ground, yet she, the discarded child, did.
After trying and trying to recreate the hut from ashes, with filthy palms, she tried to console the tanuki, who hopped away backwards, leaving the child confused and the other youkai looking at the spectacle. No one was sure what to think and we didn't say anything about Reimu's strange behavior the day before but the other youkai were curious about this child, while Mamizou herself was horrified.
We stared at the child a great deal, while she whimpered in confusion, until Lady Koishi came forward and said, "Oracle." to which, Lady Satori interpreted, "She says the child is an oracle." There was a long silence and it seemed even the birds stopped to listen to her talk, as their chirping immediately silenced. "The hut burning down has clearly upset her, clearly, and she seems to blame herself for it happening. She should be given comfort." Satori went on to say, gesturing to the child insistantly.
We took it that not many would take a such an ability well, especially a child whose comprehension of such matters is very limited. To Reimu, the discarded child, she didn't comprehend why Mamizou was shunning her and was very much upset by whatever abilities she possessed, even if she be unaware that she had them Mother-inlaw was most correct in that the child wouldn't fit in anywhere she went, especially with these abilities.
As the Komeiji walked away, Satori turned around and said, "Perhaps, when she is older, she should come to stay with us for a spell, under our tutiliage."
When we returned home and told Mother-inlaw, she gave the response of, "Interesting." and then went on to say how the satori's tutilage would benefit her. We were intrigued by her answer and asked how, to which she said, "The satori are quite well-versed in mind matters, them being mind-readers and what not, it makes sense that she would live with them for a spell, under their tutilage, as she is an oracle and her visions could trouble her greatly, driving her to madness. It's best for her."
Perhaps it would be best for the child to go live with the satori but I wonder how either of them would be effected. "If so," Dearest asked, concerned for the child,"how long would she stay?" Mother-inlaw sighed heavily before telling her that Reimu would be under their tutilage for a year. I knew my dearest wife wanted to beg otherwise but, being that she isn't head of the household, she stayed silent.
We've cared for her since the winter, surely, being offered tutilage is a wonderful thing and said tutilage could possibly teach Reimu to keep her sanity, after all, many an oracle goes mad due to said abilities. Still, dearest remained apprehensive.