i think it´s the clash of cultures... the way madison tries to change them even if she promises that each planet can keep their culture unharmed by the alliance. i can just imagine her beeing a living creature...the way she cannot accept anothers way of living and thinks it´s wrong... somehow i was just waiting for her to beeing made experience life as a woman on that planet self.. and perhaps realizing that its not better and not worse than everywhere else.... that you gave the legionaries this urge to protect alongside their fightingskills...the way that legionary cares for his slave...
What captured me has propably a lot to do with my own imagination and possible ways i see for your story to go on...and it´s thanx to you that there is enough room for imagination even if you write detailed enough to make the story interesting all by itself...


hope that helps a bit

deigja