Aeris felt relieved when Sheik stopped attacking, seeming to see reason. She doubted he trusted her, but at least he wasn't attacking Dren. She couldn't help but wonder, as he had explained the fate of his comrades, what fate had befallen her own comrades. Had they fallen? Were they dead? Had they resisted? Or were they on Darth Devorer's side?<br/><br/>She wondered about Jax, but she risked using the Force to gauge his loyalty and his intent, finding that he had no ill-intent. At least none related to their current situation. That was a relief. Of all of the Sith she had with her, he was the most likely to side with them. If he'd been corrupted, then there was no hope for the others. Or at least very little.<br/><br/>Aeris didn't allow her emotions to show o n her face as Sheik suggested, to no one's surprise, that they needed to dispose of the two Sith. Her face held a calm, neutral expression as the two exchanged words.  She was grateful to Dren for standing up for her, even if it didn't work.<br/><br/>She was silent for a moment before speaking in a calm, matter-of-fact manner, " It will be your prejudice, Jedi,  not the Sith's desire for power, that will doom the galaxy to death and destruction." Her face was relatively neutral, but her eyes showed her sincerity, and her desire to protect the galaxy and the people in it.<br/><br/>She fell silent once more as Dren pointed his saber at Jax, who stood next to her. "Just to be clear, I was also once one of you. Before I became a grey Jedi." Jax spoke, for clarity's sake. "That aside, I'm on your side. Not that you'll believe me." he shrugged, "I have no desire to see the galaxy fall to ruin, and it will, if Darth Devorer is on the loose." He spoke calmly, narrowing his eyes slightly. "If Aeris thinks we can beat him, then I'll follow her. To my death, if necessary." He added, making it clear where his loyalties lie.<br/><br/>Aeris gave him a small nod, letting him know that she believed him, before looking to the other two, waiting to see what they would do.<br/><br/>"You might be interested to know that I saw Titus in the tunnels not too long ago. I didn't speak to him, but he seemed different. His aura seemed even more menacing than usual. I suspect he surrendered himself to Darth Devorer. The fates of the others, I don't know. I didn't reach them before that mist appeared." he explained. "I ran when I saw it. Figured that there wasn't much I could do if it had gotten to them. I escaped and I've been wandering around ever since." He finished his explanation and shrugged. "I'm not looking to be anyone's puppet. And if history is anything to go by, Darth Devorer wasn't exactly partial to his followers. Sooner or later they all got, well, devoured. I don't fancy serving that kind of master. No power is worth that." he explained before smiling lightly. "I'd much rather serve a master like Aeris." he said with a somewhat sly grin.<br/><br/>Aeris groaned and rolled her eyes. "Yeah, you could've left out that last part." she said, giving him a weary look. He smiled and shrugged. "Can't blame a guy for trying." he replied before glancing at Dren. "Guess I shouldn't make jokes like that in front of your boyfriend here." he added with a wry smile, to which Aeris simply let out a heavy sigh, not bothering to dignify that with a response, other than mumbling "honestly," under her breath.<br/><br/>Jax quickly returned to the topic at hand. "So, what's it going to be, Jedi? Shall we team up and defeat the bad guys? Save the galaxy and all that?"