Exorcism

He rolled on the ground erratically, as though his body was filled with embers. Villagers gathered around him, some whose mouths were agape. Another child of the sun had been accused of interacting with a water sprout, a domain which was reserved only for the gods. The elders had initially agreed the boy would be excommunicated deep into the wilderness, but his mother pleaded, in the midst of tears. Quitting exorcism was out of question.