During the tenure of Anwis Eddicus, Venret retreated to an isolated location not far from his homeworld of Duros. Nevertheless, he saw potential in the Seswenna sector, with the rise of the Humanocentric planetist dictator B'Rhea on Eriadu. As a result, he had some of his underlords and minions try to capitalize on the growing problem. About six months before Senator Hanik Regueny was assassinated, however, the Dark Moon leader abruptly tried to pull out of sector, citing a potential conspiracy that was too far beyond his scope. He feared that the Republic would become too heavily involved in the sector to stabilize it, prohibiting his schemes from working. Calling it a career, Venret retired, but he remained in contact with the inner workings of the syndicate. He later turned to long-time