Mandalore the Uniter, knowing that the Srav Federation would not let the Battle of Sevastopolitan go unanswered, had secretly begun evacuating troops from Sevastopolitan, leaving only a token force to maintain the appearance of occupation. Taung Intelligence soon discovered that the Srav were launching an enormous fleet to retake Sevastopolitan, and that this mass build up left several key worlds undefended, including Volgis, a key industrial planet.