The child was learning IN the dark alongside their mother - interesting au: learning is prohibited by law.
The two sisters continued arguing about how to help the girl that they didn't realize she was still bleeding out. When the girl collapsed, her companion yelled at the two, "Are you going to help her or not?
People rarely listened to the words of her song, for the melody was more than enough for them to enjoy as they rushed on by. A pity it was, for her songs spoke of things to come and her lyrics were prophecies set to a tune.