The Swarms of Palamok are a government created, or rather reestablished, after the Covenant Empire dissolved and most of the Yanme'e returned to their homeworld of Palamok. It was and became ruled by a queen titled as the High Queen who is usually elected from some of the oldest queens or most powerful hives. The government was essentially never disbanded but all its power and authority was taken over by the High Council. Incorporating the Yanme'e worker caste into the protector caste was but one of the proofs of this shift in power.