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 slave. Years ago, she escaped her masters and masqueraded as a human, joining the Confederate Navy,…
The Arbiter have their final confrontation with Harl as Atal reveals a few things he's kept to himself. And then there's a funeral...
Harl demands to search the Titan for the missing Aer'La; Cernaq's telepathy leads him to a wrenching discovery.
Cernaq and Metcalfe formulate an illegal plan to help Aer'La
Admiral Fournier arrives to place Titan under lock-down and supervise Aer'La's arrest.
The Varthan slaver, Harl, brings his accusation of Aer'La as a murderer to the public.
The Varthan investigator arrives on Titan, and is none other than Aer'La's former overseer, Harl.
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.
Aer'La's friends learn of her dilemma. Metcalfe and Cernaq fear she may be suicidal.
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.
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.
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.
Bos'n Aer'La relates the story of her childhood as a slave to Captain Atal.
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.
Taken Liberty author Steve Wilson relates the events which led up to Taken Liberty, as they were originally presented in the Arbiter Chronicles Radio Drama series. Includes clips from the never-before-podcast radio shows.
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