On the other hand, George went to Fr. Matias and asked the names of the punong barangay of the next barrio after Gabok and the governador before the war had started.

" He's Governador Ramon and Punong Barangay Crisostomo. Only the Punong Barangay is reachable and stayed with the guerillas next to Gabok but the Governador is a captive in Daba. That's what I've heard when we were also captives in Tikaban. Why, any problem?"

"Fr, my wife wants the paper be signed by some authorities too in order to make our paper more legal." George said.

" Oh. Bring me to her. Wait, I'll bring my papers, I got these before you took us here, they only confiscated my bible. Yes, bring me to her."

When they reached the house. He left the priest to her at the receiving area and George excused himself for a while and went to Narciso.

" Narciso, are they already here? I mean Edmund, Guida and company."

" They're not yet here, Sir. We are still waiting for them." Narciso replied.

" Okay, I'll be back for some updates of them."

When he was on his way to the house, he saw her already smiling while chatting with the priest.

"Its alright now George. I showed to her my Dominican order paper that I'm authorized by the Church to officiate marriage. I told her after the war, I'll right away register your marriage. But as far as the blessing and rites, its all done. We even had 5 copies of your marriage certificates where I manual write each of them. I already explained things on her." The priest smiled and tapped his shoulder before he walked out.

" During dinner time, she asked the brothers.

" Hmm, Baldur, how long have you been a friend of George?"

" Around three years I guess, going four years, so do with Albrecht. Did he had someone left there aside from me."

George was just silent, smiling and concentrate on his dinner meal.

" Ah, that guy? he was always looking at your photo that Sr. Sibal sent to Dad. He never had anyone there but so busy getting angry to the boyfriend of his sister. I guess most of the time. Why?"

" Hmm...I see. You Albrecht..."

" He's always in the house. He's always getting updates of you through Dad. I just wonder why his father gave him to Dad."

" Haha!" they all laughed.

" You're not realy serious."

" Well, honestly he's often in the house and helped Dad most of the time. When we're in the army, he's always with Dad, and even told his comrades that he's going to be the husband of my daughter and his biolohical Dad just laugh or smile. I just can't understand why the two Dads are really close. Then when we were ready going here, he just said, "see you there", why is that George, will you explain please?"

"Haha! I don't know either. I just feel I have two Dads. My wife's Dad kept hugging me before I became his son-in-law."

" See that! its obvious!" Albrecht smiled while Baldur wad smiling and took his plate and mug.

" And so how about your relations.h.i.+p with Madelleine." Baldur asked.

" Oh, my Madelleine! I missed her a lot." Albrecht was closing his eyes.

Then Magee was laughing while looking at him so serious reminiscing of his girlfriend.

George pressed his head and smiled. He was a bit settled while looking at her enjoying and seems not worried anymore.