Taken Liberty

By Steven H. Wilson | ScriblFiction Science Fiction

Taken Liberty episodes

April 22, 2006 Chapter 8: Harl
The Varthan investigator arrives on Titan, and is none other than Aer'La's former overseer, Harl.
40 min
April 14, 2006 Chapter 7: Den of Thieves
Cernaq enters into a telepathic union with Aer'La, and relives with her the events which led her from the auction block to the CNV Arbiter.
43 min
April 09, 2006 Chapter 6: The Arbiters' Society
Aer'La's friends learn of her dilemma.
Metcalfe and Cernaq fear she may be suicidal.
22 min
April 01, 2006 Chapter 1: The Trouble with Aer'La
Captain Jan Atal is confronted by his ship's physician, who has discovered that the ship's bos'n is, in fact, a member of a dangerously violent alien race.
30 min
April 01, 2006 Chapter 2: Raised in Captivity
Bos'n Aer'La relates the story of her childhood as a slave to Captain Atal.
41 min
April 01, 2006 Chapter 3: Departure
In a spaceport tavern, we meet Terry Metcalfe and the other Arbiters, the young officers who work under Captain Atal. After a barfight and the appropriation of their shuttle, they report to the Confederate Naval Vessel /Titan /to face one of the most daunting threats in space: a press conference.
58 min
April 01, 2006 Chapter 4: The Fifth Midshipman
The Arbiters meet their new fellow officers: Deputy Captain Phyn Darby and Midshipman Sestus Blaurich. It's not love at first sight. They learn that Darby and the ship's Physician are scheming to turn Aer'La over to the Admiralty. Metcalfe is accosted by Blaurich and his thuggish friend.
32 min
April 01, 2006 Chapter 5: Professor Mors
Atal's mentor comes aboard to monitor the Aer'La situation. With him is the beautiful, telepathic Dr. Pallas, with whom Metcalfe falls instantly in love. Admiral Fournier, the Secretary of the Navy, announces that Aer'La will be deported back to her home planet.
26 min

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Aer'La only wants to be free...The Confederated Worlds are unparalleled as a society of free people, yet, somehow, slavery still manages to exist. Aer'La, a non-human, was bred to serve as a pleasure…