PEACE BETRAYED--ANNIHILATION

          After they had finished dealing with all the problems that tended to come up with preparing to depart as the remaining personal arrived, they turned over command to the evening duty commander, Lt. Colonel Adem Barton, then both Adama and Tigh left the bridge to go to Adama's quarters.

          They ordered a dinner tray be sent up, and once it had arrived prepared plated for themselves and sat down.  "They've grown up into incredibly handsome young men, Jacob," Tigh said as he settled back in his chair, a glass of Ambrosia in his hand.  "We may have a bit of trouble from some of our warriors, and a few others once the boys begin their official duty rotation."

          Adama shook his head.  "Harry is twenty-four, and Roark is nineteen, Tigh, and they have both gotten very good at protecting themselves, and each other.  Roark has met with opposition from his fellow warriors because of his age and size before, and he will again, I'm sure.  He will handle it as he always does."

          A brow shot up.  "I noticed you ignored my first concern."

          A shrug along with a wider grin.  "I'm not ignoring it, my friend, it's just not going to be relevant.  Anyone trying to make any kind of advance toward them will find themselves shut down before they can get started.  Harry and Roark are very deeply in love with their husbands." 

          "Ah...yes.  Those husbands are not here now, are they?  We both know quite well how some will play around when there is no chance of getting caught."

          "NOT Harry and Roark.  In fact, I would venture to say it wouldn't even occur to them TO cheat."

          "As you say.  I offer my full felicitations on the marriage of your grandsons.  Are they men I know?"

          Adama sat back in his own chair, his Ambrosia in his hands.  "I should think so if you would only think about the names now attached to theirs."

      "The name attach--LESTRANGE?" Then his dark brown eyes widened as realization hit.  "As in RODOLPHUS and RABASTAN LESTRANGE?!  Two of the best Terminators ever known?  The two that managed to escape from that Platinum mine robbery a few yahren ago?"

          "The very same.  Only it wasn't an escape.  It was, it turned out, a full-scale extraction. It seems our Terminators are actually Lt. Colonel Rodolphus Lestrange and Major Rabastan Lestrange.  They are Colonial Counter-Intelligence."

          "Colonial Counter Intel--How in the blazes did THAT happen?"

          Adama shrugged.  "I've not a clue, nor are we ever likely to find out.  The Lestrange's files were sealed by Roark, Thorin, Dacian, Gabriel, and Raphael.  NONE of them will discuss it.  All they WILL say is that Rodolphus and Rabastan were two of their best undercover specialist, since Severus Prince Snape.  And their assignment was Tom Riddle, also known as Lord Voldemort."

          Tigh shook his head.  "Bad business that.  And Ardyn going bad like that?  I never would have expected that to happen given how he was such a good officer and a good man.  What happened to him, Jacob?"

          Adama shook his graying head.  "Your guess would be as good as mine.  No one really knows the when, how, or why.  As near as anyone can figure, he became far too dependent on pain meds.  The stronger, the better.  When his Base CMO refused to give him what he felt he needed, he went to another source.  A source that he knew would."

          "Tom Riddle."

          A nod.  "Tom Riddle."

          "So Rodolphus and Rabastan are undercover specialists.  Why not just tell you what you want to know if the Riddle case is over?"

          Adama shrugged as he finished his Ambrosia, stood, and moved to the sideboard to pour another.  Holding up the decanter for Tigh, who swallowed the rest of his, then held out his glass.  

          "You know the Durins as well as I do, and you know how they protect their undercover people.  Look at the lengths they went to in order to protect Severus when his assignment ended seven yahren ago.  All any of them are willing to say on the matter of the Lestrange brothers, is that they have been undercover since just after Riddle murdered James and Lily and tried to kill the boys."

          Tigh whistled.  "That is a long time to be undercover.  They really did become Terminators then?"

          "Let's just say they did things not generally approved of.  They did what they had to to maintain their cover.  Anyone who was involved with that case agrees on one thing.  Even though Tom Riddle is dead, it is far from being over.  None of his Inner Circle was captured."

          "Which would be why they were ordered to remain on Caprica instead of joining their new husbands here on the Galactica as they would have in normal circumstances."

          "Possibly, though if you want the truth, I think their remaining on Caprica has nothing to do with the Riddle case as neither of them can work it openly."

          "Because their covers were blown when they fell in love with two Counter-Intelligence Officers."

          "Exactly.  All Roark and Thorin will say about Rodolphus and Rabastan, is that they were needed for something important there."

          "Would Harry and Roark know why?"

          "Likely, but even if they did, they would never speak of it until they were given clearance to do so."

          "Because what is Counter-Intelligence business, stays within Counter-Intelligence."

          "Exactly so."