She had no expectations on what he would write in reply, but his answer still surprises her. There is a saying in the Sacred Scrolls: "All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again." It's interesting that you too have experienced this.

An astrophysicist who could find the Earth in my universe? Then it'd just be a matter of escaping the Cylons to get to it.

It hurts to have hope. But she does have a sliver of good news, and she wants to share it with Reynard.

Not everyone was on New Caprica when the Cylons arrived. Our larger ships, including both battlestars, were able to jump into hyperspace.