Funeral of Countess Anya

The **Funeral of Countess Anya** was a funeral during the years of the Galactic Republic that occurred following the death of Anya, Countess of Serenno, mother of Count Dooku. The funeral was one of the few events in which the Jedi Order allowed one of their members to retain their family attachment, allowing Dooku to travel to attend the event. This decision however lead to a tense interaction between Dooku and his family.

## Prelude

##### Previous: Mission to Karazak

Following their initial meeting on the planet Serenno during the celebration in 90 BBY, Dooku and Jenza began communicating via holo-comm, breaking the rules of the Jedi Code on abandoning attachment. Dooku kept their communication secret for 8 years until it was discovered by Master Lene Kostana during a training session, in which Lene taught Dooku about creating connection to beasts while Yoda was occupied negotiating a treaty between the Forta and Lerall. The message Lene discovered was that of Jenza informing Dooku of the death of their mother, asking him to attend the funeral on Mantero, the Serenno Funeral Moon. Having discovered the communication, Lene was obliged to reveal Dooku's actions to the Jedi Council. Yoda was disappointed in Dooku, wishing he would have known better than to think he could stand above the rules. Dooku requested from the Council that he be allowed to attend the funeral, wishing to grant his sister the support he felt she needed, promising the Council that he would then cut off all communication once the funeral was over. Reluctantly, Yoda gave Dooku permission to go with Lene Kostana after she volunteered to take Dooku, having business in nearby systems.

## Recount

#### The Funeral

The funeral began in the Serenno Mausoleum on the Funeral Moon of Mantero, Count Gora, Jenza and Ramil arrived, all but Jenza wishing to get the event over with as quickly as possible. Count Gora even went as far as to tell D-4 to inform the holo-cams to focus on Jenza because she was most likely to cry during the ceremony to give the viewers entertainment. The service began as usual without interruption. Jenza however took her family by surprise by giving a speech that they did not know was part of the plan. She spoke on behalf of her father, thanking those present in his name much to his chagrin. During her speech she spotted Dooku in the crowd, taking her by surprise. It was at this moment however that a protester in the public audience spoke out against Count Gora, making light that he had been leaving the people of Serenno jobless by replacing them with droids. More and more protesters spoke out, breaking out into a chant. Count Gora determined that they had planned the attack on the Serenno family. He called in their security droids, surrounding the protesters. When the crowd began to throw rocks at Gora the droids prepared to fire on the civilian protesters. They were however stopped as Dooku leapt into the firing lines, demanding they stop. His appearances served only to further anger his Gora. Dooku continued to demand answers for his actions from Gora, calling him father, earning the interest of the surrounding audience. Gora, enraged, leapt at Dooku inviting a violent response from Dooku who almost attacked back, angered by his father's lack of empathy towards his own people, however Dooku was stopped by a call from Jenza. Gora didn't stop however, continuing to attack and beat Dooku. Angered, Dooku pushed out in the force, sending all surroundings flying to the floor, including his mother's casket causing her body to fall out to the floor. Upset and devastated by the disastrous event, Jenza refused to hear Dooku as he pleaded her forgiveness as he gathered himself, and left with his fellow Jedi Lene and Sifo-Dyas.

## Aftermath

##### Next: Mission to Asusto

The events of Countess Anya's Funeral were kept a secret by Count Gora, who used his influence to hold back any evidence of the protest and his son's appearance. Meanwhile Dooku became convinced that Yoda was right and that Jedi shouldn't hold attachment to their families. With this new-found opinion, Dooku sent one final message to Jenza, saying his goodbyes and pleading her forgiveness one last time.

## Timeline of Event

* Dooku's connection to his sister is discovered by Lene Kostana.
* Dooku is given permission to attend the Funeral of Countess Anya.
* Protesters heighten tensions during the funeral, leading to Count Gora calling for droid security to fire on the protesters.
* Dooku steps in to stop the attack on the protesters, revealing himself to Gora who strikes out at Dooku.
* In defense and anger, Dooku lashes out with the Force throwing everyone away, including his mother's casket.
* Dooku is pushed away from the funeral by Jenza.