Thanks to both of you who replied.

Freedom.....my kitten is afraid of the older cat, she won't initiate any contact (ie no attempts to play)...she will growl if the older cat comes too close. I sometimes bring her down in the evening and watch TV with her (just to get her out of her room) and the older cat (this is the older cat's territory) will come and sniff and sometime touch noses...this is while the kitten is on my lap. If I leave the kitten on the sofa to go in the kitchen or bathroom, they will fight....and I by that, I mean rolling around on the floor fighting.....no bloodshed, but it looks and sounds pretty ugly. Not just a hiss or swat. If that happens, there is a place the kitten can go to that the older cat can't....and she'll stay there until the older cat leaves or I come and get her out. Sometimes the kitten will urinate during the fight...I'm not sure if that's from fear or if she's trying to show submission.

Thanks for all of your suggestions....I'll give them a try.