Now his surprise is more genuine, even forewarned about part of that. Stratos knows well enough it wasn't his war and Adia already had feelings for this particular Cylon - Mara knows it wouldn't be the first time lovers were caught on opposite sides of a war. But his own circumstances do color his feelings, all the same, and he finds it hard to imagine being in love with someone from an enemy faction.

"Then I look forward to meeting him," he says, recovering his courtesy. "I'm sure that neither you nor your people would show him such great trust unless he was worthy of it."