She gains some self-awareness during her time in the Alliance though, and realises how much the Republic had been using her, this one Jedi Knight, to quell so many crises that she is undeniably exhausted and emotionally spent. She entertains the idea of maintaining some distance from the Republic and the Jedi Order, just to sort herself out. When she's alright, she'll surely be back in a position to help her allies, right?

Then 7.8.1 hits. The Republic practically invades Odessen to put her on house arrest. Blames her for the mess she was trying to stop. And she's forced to admit that the Republic is no longer what she recognises and fought for, that her own ideals and belief in helping others, no matter how good, chafes against the Republic's need for control. Over her.

So she snaps. Takes a leap of faith to live her own life, her own way. She disobeys the Republic and sends Ves to investigate Jadus in her stead. Doesn't back down when the Chancellor confronts her about it.

And now, when they try to raise a ruckus upon Ves' return, Ael finally tells the Republic to know their fucking place, because she was the one who'd kept them there. She'd bled, sacrificed, suffered all those decades for their sake, to keep them from falling apart, keep them safe. Now they try to pin the blame for their current crisis on her? Fuck off. 'Avriss, tear them apart for me please. I'm a Jedi so I can't do it :)'

If there was a choice to break off from your faction in this update, Ael would've taken it. She needs no reward or recognition, but to receive vitriol and be accused of being a traitor, of all things? She's had enough.