Ves had heard rumors that the original founders and investors of Davute argued intensely about the selection of the founding ruler of the colonial state.
The influence that such a figure could exert on a massive and growing state in its infancy was massive!
This was the reason why many different pioneering organizations and the old galaxy powers who backed them couldn't make up their minds for a long time.
It took a lot of discussions, jockeying, making promises and old-fashioned horsetrading to finally rally a majority around a single consensus candidate.
Ultimately, a prominent member of the Clive Consortium won the ultimate honor.
Among the major components of the power bloc behind Davute, the Clive Consortium most definitely had a right to decide how the future colonial state should be run.