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this was the name of the man who posed as Imperial Counselor Raines, a member of Governor Egron's staff on the planet Chibias, during the early years of the New Republic. Mara Jade discovered the connection between Raines and Markko after meeting up with Ghent for the first time. She also learned that Markko had been hired by Egron to slice open an Alliance datacore, but was unable to perform the task he was hired to do. For this reason, Raines had planned to blackmail Ghent into doing the job for free, while taking all the credit himself. However, Markko's dealings with Governor Egron were themselves a cover, for he was actually an agent of the New Republic. He had been sent to Chibias to ensure that the datacore - which was actually the control node of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer - was sliced open and its information provided to the New Republic military. He was unprepared for Ghent to be accompanied by Mara Jade, but managed to avoid being killed when they escaped. He later cornered Mara and Ghent, accompanied by Governor Egron. Mara dispatched Egron with a well-aimed blaster bolt, and Markko took Ghent hostage. Mara, however, decided that her work was done: she had eliminated an Imperial traitor. She agreed to allow Markko to go free, as long as he freed Ghent. Markko agreed, and Mara let him return to the Republic.