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Tenyong and his family visit Inggo in prison, only to find him dying from brutal torture. Over his father’s body, a heartbroken Tenyong swears vengeance against the oppressors. Despite Julia’s pleas for him to stay, he leaves her to join the revolutionary forces. Act II: The Choice and The Conflict

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Lucas and the town’s friar pressure Julia into accepting Miguel’s proposal. Julia, believing Tenyong is dead and feeling utterly hopeless, and fearing for her family’s safety, gives in to the forced betrothal. The engagement party is a somber affair. Miguel gloats, while Julia weeps silently. Only her mother, Celia, and her friend, Pepay, express outrage, but they are powerless. Tenyong and his family visit Inggo in prison,

Seeing the situation, and realizing that his authority is about to be publicly challenged, Miguel declares that Tenyong is a rebel outlaw who must be shot. Soldiers raise their rifles at Tenyong. Act II: The Choice and The Conflict Walang

Lucas seizes the opportunity. He approaches Tandang Selo, demanding Julia as his wife "to protect her." When Selo refuses, Lucas threatens to have him jailed for sedition. He reveals that the friar has already arranged the wedding. Selo, a man of quiet dignity, declares: "Mas gugustuhin ko pang mamatay na sugatan kaysa makitang walang sugat ang dangal ng aking anak" (I would rather die wounded than see my daughter’s honor unwounded).