Jek followed after Aeris to the door, allowing her to knock. The shout to go away followed by her persistence was of little surprise to him, however, when the man opened the door and they were hit with not just the strong smell of alcohol but that the man did little to care for himself, that had been a surprise. It was hard not to react to such smells, but he managed to school his features, paying very careful attention to how his girlfriend reacted to the man. Every little detail and feel through the Force, he paid attention too, because it had to do with her. Especially when the man went to shove them to leave and she grabbed him, twisted his arm and pinned him face first into the wall. His own eyebrows rose and he made a mental note that this might be something they needed to talk about. All of her emotions, felt like his own, especially her fear, it was so deep seated and old. It came from before she was brought to them, he could tell that much. And that look, asking him to take over had so much hurt behind it that he could only not and watch her walk away despite the fact that he wanted nothing more than to wrap his arms around her and leave this guy behind.<br/><br/>Jek took a breath to calm himself before he was reaching out to grab the man’s shoulder and turning him back into his own house. “Come on, you need to bathe before I talk to you.” He said, directing the drunk stumbling fool back into his home and into a shower with most of his clothes on before he was leaving him alone in the bathroom to head into his living spaces to tidy up using the Force. He sent a lot of empties out to the trash and even more was dumped out before shower stopped. It was a much cleaner, better smelling and slightly more sober man that came back to him properly dressed.<br/><br/>“You’re meant for better things than staying her and wallowing in self-pity.” Jek said bluntly, watching the man wince but nod reluctantly. “The Force guides us, it has gifted you with abilities few understand and more will be jealous of.” He said, looking the drunk over slowly. “You haven’t even found the true one you are meant to be connected with.” He added, hiding a smirk at that peeked the man’s interest. He was trying to appeal to a different side of him other than the mess who wanted to wallow in pity. “Pack your things and we can teach you how to use the Force and perhaps you will find that real bond you were meant to have. You need to start over, and this is it.” He said, walking beside the man to guide him upstairs. “Go, pack a bag and come back outside so we can get off this planet.” He said, giving him a gentle push before he was heading back outside. He didn’t say a word to the two recruits as he walked past them straight for Aeris.<br/><br/>Kneeling before her, wrapping his calm around them both, he waited for her to open her eyes and look at him before he was enveloping her in a hug and holding her close to his body. He kissed her head “I love you. Nothing will ever harm you. I won’t let it.” He told her, gently starting to rub her back. He was using the Force to keep tabs on the recruits while he gave her his love and attention. Their instances of PDA were rare, but when he was sure she needed something, he did not hesitate.<br/><br/>*****<br/><br/>A spike of fear went through An-Lok as Jax approached her, and her entire body went tense because in that moment she didn’t think that he could love her even though she could feel it. So, when he wrapped his arms around her, she clung to him grasping tightly at his jacket as tears fell from her eyes. He was still so much a Jedi that even after all he did, he cared foro her, wanted her safe and loved her. She clung to him as if he was her last life line, letting more tears fall for that day when she knew she was lost and embraced it. She followed after Revan readily every time orders were given, falling into the darkness that she allowed to show in a different way on her skin.<br/><br/>She knew that no matter how hard she tried to explain, their views were far to different now. He saw a chance to probably try and save the man and change him, where as she knew that it would have been better to end the man’s life and save so many others. She didn’t know what the slave trade for the planet was like, but it could have been a chance to sever at least one tie. Still, one was at least free and with them to set upon a new life. She was going to spiral into more thoughts when he was guiding her to look at him and wiping away tears, professing his love and giving her a kiss.<br/><br/>An leaned into it and kissed him back, still clinging tight to his jacket. She poured her love for him back into the kiss, pouting up at him when he broke the kiss to ask if she was hungry. She wanted to tell him no, that she didn’t want to eat but knew he wasn’t every likely to let her get away with that when he was so focused on her and showing just how much he cared. “Yea… Let’s eat.” She told him, leaning up for another kiss as she reached up to pull her hood forwards to hide the evidence of her tears as she went with him to the fire to sit down and eat. She stayed close to Jax and the fire, listening to their recruits talk and get to know each other over the fire. Sitting there, watching him she thought<span style="font-style: italic">"I love you too...  Even when you get in the way."</span>it was light, teasing him, even though it still kind of stung her Sith pride.