Jenoria entered one of the newly restored chambers of the Temple and saw that most of it was a pit filled with warm water. She saw Aayla Secura kneeling a square shelf that was carved into the wall, unclasping her headdress. She then noticed that the walls were lined with these shelves. She decided to ask Aayla about the chamber.
"Master Secura?" Jenoria asked, getting the Twi'lek's attention, "What is this?"
"This is a hot spring," Aayla explained, "the Jedi of old use to bathe in these to strengthen their connection to the Force. I was just about to try it to see if it still works. Would you like to join me?"
"Bathe? But... that implies being naked. I-I've never been naked in front of anyone outside of my family before," a deep blush formed on Jenoria's face, "n-not even my master has seen me naked."
"Don't be embarrassed, we're both girls so it's fine. Just think about it like this, the Jedi of old bathed together all the time, so we're just doing as they did. Don't you want to give that a try?"
Jenoria looked away, still blushing, but nodded her head.
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Anakin walked through the temple in order to get a better idea of its layout. In the temple back on Coruscant, the hall he was in would have led to the Jedi archives, but here, the hall had two doorways on either side in the middle and looped back around on the other side. As he walked by the doors, he heard muffled voices coming from the door on the right. He instantly recognized one of them as Jenoria and decided to check on his apprentice. He opened the door and was met with an interesting sight. Both Aayla Secura and Jenoria were naked in a hot spring, staring at Anakin. Jenoria had a deep blush on her face while Aayla was unfazed by Anakin's presence.
"Hello Skywalker," Aayla greeted him, "I was just showing your apprentice the properties a hot spring can have. Would you care to-?"
Aayla was cut off when Jenoria screamed and Force Pushed Anakin across the hallway. He hit the wall and felt it crack on impact.
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That evening, Anakin sat down with Jenoria for dinner and tried to make conversation.
"So," he started, "do you want to talk about it?"
Jenoria huffed and left the table, taking her food to go eat with her aunt. Mona read her expression as she sat down.
"What did he do this time?" Mona asked.
"He walked in on me while I was taking a bath," Jenoria explained.
"Well at least this time your anger is justified."
When they were close, the two looked like siters, mainly because of their long brown hair. Jenoria's was let down, reaching the middle of her back while Mona's was tied back. Whenever Mona let her hair down it reached her thighs. Though Jenoria's body was a year ahead of Mona's, Mona was more developed. She saw it as nothing more than a hindrance considering her warriors outlook while her master and Jenoria saw it as something to be jealous of. Gods and Nercolians, like Meva and Jenoria respectively, have more pride in their bodies than any other being, so seeing that Mona could grow to be more beautiful than either of them was cause for alarm, at least for them.
Obi-Wan noticed Anakin sulking over his food and decided to give his former Padawan some much needed guidance. He sat down beside Anakin.
"I think it's time you told her the truth," Obi-Wan told him.
"What truth?" Anakin asked.
"The truth about her first six months in the order."
"No," Anakin looked at Jenoria, noticing that she was enjoying her time with her aunt, as the two of them laughed over something, "no. That would be devastating for her."
"She deserves to know who took care of her while Dalkos... Adjusted."
"She's still too young. Too... Attached to him. I could never bring myself to tell her."
"She will find out eventually. Who better to tell her than the closest person she has to him, and I will tell you now, that person is not Mona."
Anakin looked at Obi-Wan, then at his food. He contemplated for a moment before looking at his apprentice. He looked down and decided what he would do.
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Anakin entered Jenoria's chamber, looking troubled from what he was about to tell her.
"Jenoria," he began, his tone telling her to brace herself for bad news, "what do you remember about your father?"
"He was the greatest dual wielder of his generation, no offense, and he loved me more than anything."
"That wasn't always the case," he sat at the foot of her bed, looking at her, "you see, for half a year after you arrived, he didn't want anything to do with you. He wanted to leave, to forget your mother even brought you to the temple. It wasn't until he saw you smile for the first time that he realized how important you were to him. But before that, he wouldn't even acknowledge your existence. In that time, I was the one who took care of you." He paused, letting her take the information in, then continued, "At first, it was just to prepare for my own duties as a father. As time passed, I knew that Dalkos was making a mistake, so I tried to make him see what, no, who he was ignoring. The way I saw it, he wasn't ignoring his daughter, he was ignoring his only legacy. So you see, I'm the reason he was a part of your life in the first place. If it wasn't for me, he would've made the biggest mistake of his life."
"Do you think he's thinking about me, wherever he is?" She asked, her voice breaking.
"Every minute of every day. Wherever he is, I'm sure he's hoping that the day will come that he sees you again. So, let's end this war so we can find a way to get you to him."
"Yes master," she nodded, wiping away tears before they escaped her eyes.
I feel that Anakin's talk with Jenoria is exactly what she needed to get motivated to help end the war. What do you think?