He wished he didn't, but Rudy did die in that fire when chasing Hassan. He opened his eyes to see himself looking down at his own body covered by Alejandro. He watched over him, floating around his colonel, trying to be discreet about his haunting.

Then he saw you climbing the ranks. He could see how much it pained Alejandro to put you as his second in command, but Rudy wasn't hurt. He floated into your room, whispering, "take care of him." He didn't expect you to see or speak to him.