Jek was pleasently surprised when Jax responded across their bond, strenghtening it as he too responded back with memories. It was an interesting thing, to see things from anothers perspective. How close they had all been, especially during their training sessions when all would get in trouble because loyalty won over being a proper Jedi back then. And the night he had gotten his book, the night they had almost been captured and Jax wound up hurt. The fear and panic the other had felt, was so paltible that he was sure he could taste it. A bitter taste on his tongue. He hadn't realized they had both shared the same feeling in that moment, but he had been afraid of losing his friends, his brother, so he had willed himself to be calm when he ended up carrying the other back. The girls keeping them hidden and safe that night the rest of the way back. He remembered their punishment for walking up the temple steps so early in morning sun light had lasted days, but he was also sure the training room had never been so clean.<br/><br/>Jek took a deep breath, feeling that their bond had strengthened quite a bit with their memories and emotions. He knew he was no expert, and that maybe what he was feeling wasn't even that strong, but he knew it was stronger than before. He felt content as he let its warmth wash over him, accepting its glow. He continued with the peaceful mediation until the memory from the other overwhelmed him. The last night all four of them had been together. It was almost like watching a vid. They could all finally claim the title of Padawan, they had Master's and would get more advanced training, lessons that would strengthen their connections to the Force and the Jedi. They had snuck into the private kitchens, into the store room the Jedi reserved for guests of the temple and "liberated" a bottle of Tarisian Ale. They had dueled in the training room, and spent time quietly in the old classroom they grew up in as younglings. He had kissed Aeris when the others were busy, not aware it would be the last time he ever saw her. He thought they would pass trails, and get to meet again. He had been wrong, the girls had fallen as the war came and...<br/><br/>Jek couldn't go dwell on their memories anymore, he pulled back and opened his eyes, abruptly rising to his feet and turning to walk out of the room. His heart and mind were racing. It really did not do well to remember such things from the past. He recited the code again, in his head as he went slowly around the ship, not wanting to be somewhere the other was likely to be. He avoided the cockpit, not wanting to talk.<br/><br/>*********<br/><br/>An-Lok seated herself at her favourite console, it had the best view out the window to watch the Stars go by. She put her feet up on the broken console and removed her hood. She let out a contented sigh as the cruiser began to prepare to leave. "First destination..." She scrunched up her nose as she tried to recall which one had been the closest, having given the data pad back to Aeris. "I don't know, a few days probably." she said, giving a casual shrug. "FInd a seat, try to relax a bit and just think of all the Force Sensitives we get first wack at training." she said, as if it was enough to calm the other down, which wasn't likely as she could feel the other woman's urge to run. Aeris didn't even want to be on the cruiser, she could feel it between their bond growing steadily strong, likely due to the others special ability in the Force. The urge to run was getting to her too, though in a different way.<br/><br/>Suddenly on her feet, An-Lok turned to walk towards the command elevator with purpose "I left out an important part of the tour. How about I show you now." she said, the click of her leather boots on the steal walkway echoing in the quiet space of the command deck. Even full of people, the Sith inspire quiet. She waited by the elevator for her friend, giving her a toothy smile before she took them to the top of the main body of the cruiser. She strode with purpose, the tabi of her outfit billowing in a self made breeze as she walked, her cloak flared out behind her. Her boots clicked with each heavy step. Before they reached the end of the hall, she had given her hand a wave and led the way to open the door with a whoosh before leading the other woman inside. "This, is the training facility." she told her, grinning as she showed off the large size. It had it all, from targets to automated dummies. It wasn't like the one they had trained in back on Coruscant, but it was pretty decent given that it was on a Cruiser. "I believe this might be a better place to reign in your want to run." she told her outright, since no one else was around.