"Shh..." Rue said quietly. "I think they're leaving...."
He watched a couple of dogs turn round and race towards the hill that he, and Freddy, had once stood upon.
Rue looked at Hinda. "I'll just have to do my best." He said. "I'll protect all of you. And that's a promise."
Rue wasn't going to let Freddy down. He promised he'd protect the herd, and that's exactly what he's going to do.