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[spirited away] Why did Haku protect Chihiro?

Is there a reason in Japanese mythology that the river god would arbitrarily be protective of a little girl? Wouldn’t Chihiro be in debt to kohakunushi? because he saved her life once already?
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I suspect it was because he recognizes she’s a child who’s been thrust into a very bad spot. Consequently, he’s giving her the tools to survive, but not exactly coddling her (note that he suggests to the other hotel staff that they can eat her if she stinks after three days). So really he’s dancing a line here.