As for now, it's clear that these houses are capable of thinking. I'm not sure if they are slwf-awarw like humans, or maybe they are more like animals in that regard, but they can feel.

I think, that destroying one house shouldn't destroy completely different one. Tho logic like that can be unsuited to describe these clearly unnatural things.

Still, I think that you should be optimistic. Your house very well can be just scared. It for sure knows that you are responsible for burning that second house. I maybe needs time to trust you again.

I also think, that you did the right thing, if the other way would be just to leave the house alone. Even if not deliberately, these things still atract murdersers, and cuz of that they are dangerous. They are probably innocent in a way, but they are still very dangerous.