Don't worry too much Ves. Letting Ark settle into the Clan in baby steps will be good long term progress. And also let Reggie's ego get knocked around by the two new Ace members before Ark joins.
why do I feel Ves/Larkisons is going to accidently become the heroes of their new state and he asked to run it? That way Ves will gain a his own state that he wants nothing to do with.
Now I'm waiting to know what exactly the colonial government wants with Ves. I'm thinking it'll be a mix of his past arrangements with the Republic and Hegemony. Commissioned designs for the upcoming war, and some LMC shares.