The arrival of the fleet organized by Murphy & Sons and the RTG Group fully freed up the Golden Skull Alliance. There was no more need for the Larkinsons and their allies to linger any longer in this empty star system.
While the salvage teams surveyed and broke down the captured pakklaton ships, Ves continued to converse with Melaia Murphy.
During his initial meetings with the Murphies, they always acted aloof and superior towards others. Shipbuilders were much more needed in the Red Ocean, hence it shouldn't have been a surprise that they acted as if they owned the place.
However, now that Murphy & Sons became one of the founding members of the Open Consortium, the Murphies treated the Larkinsons with a lot more warmth.