Elijah was shocked. He would have said something or stopped it if he'd known what was going to happen but it was too late. His hands covered his face and he wondered how this kept happening. Finally he put a hand on Anne's shoulder. "Please, don't hit your brother Anne. He likes to act out. You're not fat and you shouldn't let any words get to you. I believe you are better than that. For now though, we need to find Alice."