From: Ellynne G. rilliara@juno.com
Cally could have bossed Vila around. Dayna was young and in a very alien environment. If she had any sense, she'd let Cally take the lead. Tarrant? Despite his clashes with Avon, I think his military discipline would have made him accept whoever the ship 'belonged' to. He might have egotistically thought of himself as her more capable advisor (he does have an ego problem, after all) but he would have generally given way. Eventually.
Interestingly (or not) I was working on a story last year (and if the long-promised new shift arrangement comes about and gives me more free time I might even go back to it) in which Cally was de facto leader of the Liberator in the immediate aftermath of the War. Tarrant didn't like it because she was an alien.
Neil