The ship that had taken off from Scipio arrived at Makito, landing secretly at a heavily sealed spaceport. Once its hatch opened, crate after crate of priceless goods was unloaded and sent into Makito's vaults.
At the same time, five corpses were carried out. Like garbage, they were thrown into a valley and forever buried beneath ice and snow. Of course, no one would ever know that they had once been the Core Five of the InterGalactic Banking Clan, controlling quadrillions in assets.
According to the official report, they had already died on Scipio, so none of this had anything to do with Makito.
Meanwhile, San Hill, the current Co-Chairman of the InterGalactic Banking Clan, announced that five respected Muuns would be selected anew on Makito to form a new Core Five. Throughout the announcement, he repeatedly emphasized that the Core Five would be composed entirely of Muuns, stressing the Muuns' legitimacy and rightful place within the InterGalactic Banking Clan.
However, on Scipio, the Human faction led by Rush Clovis refused to accept the outcome. They claimed that San Hill, as Co-Chairman, had no authority whatsoever to appoint the Core Five. It was completely backward—the Core Five should be the ones appointing the Co-Chairman. Besides, San Hill had less than two months left in his term as Co-Chairman.
But Scipio's opposition did not stop San Hill. A week later, on February 3, 20 BBY, the InterGalactic Banking Clan selected representatives from several major families on Muunilinst and Makito, re-forming the Core Five.
Scipio declared that it did not recognize the decision. Rush Clovis began reforming the InterGalactic Banking Clan from within, declaring that the corrupt Muun aristocratic families were responsible for the Clan's decline.
On February 6, after a symbolic election on Makito, the newly appointed Core Five of the