Rudy is temporarily paralyzed, as hes apparently lost the taste for fighting at precisely the wrong time.
But while its not a surprising climax, it is an exceedingly satisfying one.
Even Sara thanks him and tells him shes in her debt.
Theres no more time for moping.
Theres things he needs to do, and now new friends to help him do them.
Those he loves may be far away, but he knows hes not alone.
