After Ves gained a decent overview of the three major factions and leaders in contention, Ves developed a much better understanding of the political divisions of his clan.
The three leaders and factions each aligned mostly with the members of the main branches, the members of the side branches and the civilians respectively.
Of course, this was an overly simplistic description that stripped all of the nuance and overlap between the different Larkinson groups.
However, it was undeniable that those groups represented the core of the respective factions.
In terms of population, the members of the main branches were at a disadvantage.
The Premier Branch was tiny and the expeditionary fleet had long ceased to grow due to the limited amount of living space available on its starships.
Yet Ves did not think that the Elite Faction was likely to lose in the first political competition of the Larkinson Clan.
