Aeris watched the three Jedi in silence after her last words were spoken. Her eye were focused on Dren, but her mind watched his companions. She ignored the Zabrak's comment before he instructed the other Jedi to attack before the Sith got the upper hand. He had no idea that they'd lost the upper hand the moment she'd felt Dren's presence hours before. Then again, he likely had no idea that she'd seen them coming, that they had planned this and waited for them, or that another group of Sith was likely battling their comrades right about now. He truly had no idea. Then again, there was no way he would know unless he stopped to think and try to put the pieces together, but that didn't really seem to be his style.<br/><br/>The brash actions of the Zabrak following his instructions were easy to anticipate. He was impulsive rather than calm and patient as Jedi were generally expected to be. Strangely enough, when Dren spoke, she was somewhat surprised. She knew he'd recognized her. She could see it written all over his face, if her abilities did allow her to feel all of the things he felt. And yet she didn't fully expect him to react as he did, telling them to wait. Why had he done this? An attempt to protect her, despite everything? Or was it something else? It was somewhat foolish, trying to stop a Jedi from attacking a Sith, perhaps in hopes that she wasn't evil, despite being a Sith. Still, she was thankful that his instinct wasn't to attack her in anger and try to hurt her or worse. That wasn't exactly the Jedi way, but even Jedi were not as immune to emotion as they wanted people to believe. She knew that better than anyone.<br/><br/>Still, whatever he was thinking, she ignored him for the moment, focusing on the Jedi who leaped into the air above her. In a split second her hilts were in her hands and her white blades sprung to life. She blocked his blow with both blades, using the Force to soften the blow just a little and to root herself in place so that she wasn't forced back more than a few inches. A second after the impact, the moment she'd fully regained her footing, she pivoted to the left and kicked toward the Jedi, her right foot slamming into his abdomen and sending him flying backwards towards the wall opposite her, not with her own physical strength, but with the Force. A moment later Titus appeared to her left, his red double-bladed saber igniting before he leaped towards the Jedi, engaging him and preventing him from returning to Aeris. The darkening of the otherwise bluish white skin on his face and the flashing of his now red eyes betraying that he was a servant of the dark side, as did the twisted look on his face that told that he would enjoy putting down a Jedi.<br/><br/>Jax appeared to her right and leaped towards the female Jedi, his red blade igniting mid air. "I will be your opponent." He informed her as he landed in front of her, blocking her from moving towards Aeris or Dren. His yellow eyes met her blue and his face, now darkened because of from his use of the dark side and enhanced with cybernetic implants, held a look of darkness, despite the otherwise almost stoic look on his face. He twirled his blade once before attacking her.<br/><br/>Once the other two Jedi were sufficiently distracted, Aeris dropped down to the ground below, landing lightly and gracefully a few feet from where Dren stood. Her lightsabers were no longer active, but her hilts remained in her hands, just in case. Given that he'd tried to prevent the other Jedi from attacking her, she didn't think he would attack, but she didn't have the luxury of being that trusting, especially considering everything that had happened. "Hello, Dren." she finally acknowledged him, her voice calm as it was before, but it was noticeably softer than before. Her face was calm, but the storm of emotions swirling in her green eyes was unmistakable. Pain, sadness, heartbreak, anger, and maybe even a hint of happiness hidden behind it all.<br/><br/>Her companions had attacked the other two Jedi and had now maneuvered them towards  the adjacent rooms, away from Aeris and Dren. Before any actions had been made by any of the Sith, Aeris had told the other two that she would handle Dren. Her strength in telepathy wasn't anywhere close to her strength with empathy, she was still capable enough to send simple messages such as this. The other two hadn't questioned her, nor had anything else been said, not that they were in any position to question her or discuss the matter. They'd simply acted on what she had said and divided the other two. Titus had taken the first Jedi because he was the most anxious for a fight, which left Jax with the other.<br/><br/>Unlike her companions, Aeris hadn't made a move, to attack or otherwise, nor did she say another word. In truth, she had no idea what she wanted to say or do. She wanted to fight him, to show him that she was hurt and angry, and yet she didn't. She wanted to speak, to ask him how he'd been and tell him how she felt, to tell him that she'd missed him and despite everything, that she'd never forgotten him. She wanted to find out if he felt the same way she did, to hear him say it, and yet she didn't. Her heart and mind were conflicted on what actions to take.<br/><br/>The fact that she was a Sith and he was a Jedi, that she should kill him and all of his Jedi friends to keep their secret, or the consequences she'd face if anyone found out that she'd hesitated to attack and kill a Jedi were not factors in her war with herself. The Sith was drowned out by the woman who saw the man before her as a man she'd once known, that she'd once allowed herself to fall for, rather than a Jedi. She had incredibly mixed feelings, but she couldn't seem to act on any of these feelings, good or bad. She just stood there in silence, her green eyes searching his, her mind searching him to determine his reaction, his feelings, beyond what she could see on his face and in his eyes.