Grace looked over as Kyle tapped her foot and spoke softly to her and she nodded slightly. “I wasn’t paying attention.” She whispered softly back. “And ‘practical application’ has never been my strong suit.” She quickly turned her attention back towards the front as Mr. Steele began speaking again.

“First off we’ll be splitting you guys into groups. From my experience, elementals are usually one of two classes, we have creators and manipulators. Creators can produce their element as will, but their control of it once produced is minimal. Manipulators are the opposite; they usually have control over their element, but are reliant on an existing source. Now, some of you fit into both of these categories, which is fine too. Some of you might find that as the year progresses you’ll begin to develop your abilities in the other category. So, for starters we’ll get you guys to group up. Creators here, manipulators there, anyone feeling like they fit into both over there.”

Grace gave Kyle a smile as she moved off into the manipulation group as Mr Steele went into an explanation of the next exercise. “See those machines down the other end of the court? We’re going to be using those to shoot tennis balls at you. The aim is to simply use your powers, however you see fit, to stop them from hitting you. Before we begin, are there any manipulators who we may have trouble finding materials for you to use?” Grace looked around and then shook her head slowly, noticing everyone else was doing the same.