Weekends were almost simple. All the teenagers had chores. Some had to wash the laundry, some the dishes. One always had to clean and look after the animals, and one had to change the sheets. On rare occasions, like visitors weekends, those who were going to get parents and siblings coming in had to clean the tables and set up and help cook dinner.
Elijah was the only Elemental in this generation that had a consistent family member always coming to see him. His mother. And she was never pleased with what the kids did for her arrival. Always nitpicking how the bushes outside had spiders, or how the high windows were so dirty the sun couldn't peek through.
Elijah showed signs of being an Elemental at age 10. He showed up at the village square, like every child is supposed to, challenged in
