An-Lok gave Jax a look when he teased her about wanting help in that moment as opposed to before when he had helped her into the speeder.<span style="font-style: italic">"Maybe your cloak."</span>she agreed, shifting around some more despite that he was holding her above the seat which had her holding back a large smile. She was still giving off her own commanding Sith presence.<span style="font-style: italic">"You can put me down, I'll just stand outside the speeder until they get back."</span>she said, waiting for him to put her down before she was climbing out of the speeder to stand beside it and stretch a little bit. She wondered, if it was normal for the discomfort to come and go as she was staring at her boyfriend sitting there in the speeder. She bit her lip as she was hit with a desire to have him, needing to turn away from him and close her eyes to meditate with slow and deep breaths to rid herself of the feeling and focus back on the mission. She needed to keep her mind clear, not think about all the things they could do together. A soft growl came from here and she had to start focusing over again. She knew he was amused by this but she ignored this as she fell into a mediation while they waited.<br/><br/>Jek let Aeris step in as she was often able to get them to go that last little bit with the use of their emotions when he still shyed away from it. He still clung to a few of the Jedi teachings. So when she apologized he just offered her a soft smile "It is alright love, it means he will still be alive. And that is often enough." he said, knowing that neither of them truly knew where this mans path would lead but that they could at least save him from himself. She was about to go wait at the speeder, he knew, when their recruit quickly returned and he fell in as the end while they headed down back down to the speeder so the man could load his things in and they could be on their way to the last recruit. He settled into the drivers seat and waited to be sure that everyone was settled and ready before he led the way to the next destination. He pulled the speeder up to a really nice house gated house and watched Aeris hop out first. He of course got out to follow her, pausing at the gates while she continued on. This was not his fight, he knew that much but every muscle in his body still went tense as he watched her, wanting to be at her side.<br/><br/>An-Lok climbed back into the speeder when the three came down form the apartments and strapped in, still reluctantly as they headed off to their next desitination. She could feel a tension and anger here that made her wish she had waited for this one, there was going to a good fight from the one here. She quickly unstrapped herself to hop out of the speeder but she didn't stay standing on the street, she had instead climbed onto the front of the speeder to stand taller than everyone and get a clear view as Aeris dueled with a young woman rather skilled with two vibroblades, who matched her reversed grip. She sighed, wishing she could have such interactions still, but any time she tried, one of the boys was stopping her. Its not that she didn't like them protecting her, it was that she was not a fragile thing, yet. She pouted briefly when the duel ended for talk about love and she got back into the speeder to settle in and strap in once more.<br/><br/>Jek blinked a few times at Aeris' words, as she basically told everyone what they had talked about previously, about her fear that he would not have forgiven her, or that they could not have been together. But they were now and that was all that mattered to him. As long as he continued to get to be at her side that was the important thing. He made up his mind that he was going to show her how much he loved her again tonight for sure, that he would take his time to lavish attention on her. But for now, he needed to focus. So he took a deep breath, and centered himself once more as he took on his calm commanding persona as they returned to the speeder. He really wanted to just wrap her up in a hug, but he held back as he watched the interaction between her and Jax. They were an odd little family, but they were indeed all family. Taking her command, he quickly set off for their next recruit.<br/><br/>As the smoke came into view and Jax called to go and help, Jek wasn't so sure it was as great an idea as he remembered that Aeris told them to be wary of such things. But then he knew those people needed their help, he knew that no one else was going to be likely able to save the people. He was conflicted, but choose to go with his Jedi teachings. "Only help, nothing more!" he called out after Aeris resigned to Jax's desire to help those in danger. "If anyone cares I don't want to do this!" An-Lok cried out as they were already heading towards the fire. She didn't agree with this, but didn't have much choice as the boys were driving.<br/><br/>As they arrived and Jax tried to chase the other Sith, Jek had raced into the fire with little hesitation and was following the calls for help. He had returned with one already when she was asking him to help her "I-"<br/><br/>"I'll help her, you go help them." An-Lok interjected before ordering their new recruits to clear an area for them to work and on how to build a baracade to block the fire. She fell easily back into commanding others, while doing all she could to aid Aeris with the injured. Fire roaring, injured needing care, it was like the war all over again, only this time, she needed to ensure her own safety.<br/><br/>Given the permission to rescue the ones inside, Jek laid down the one in his arms, shed his cloak and ran back into the debris and blaze, using the Force to help him get through fire and make the structure more secure.