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Originally Posted by Formendacil
(Mind you, if their places were reversed, it seems likely enough that Faramir would have explicitly been their guide post-Parth Galen, and had they come to Ithilien and met Boromir, it would have been quite a different encounter... but maybe not for the best in the end. Who would have guided Frodo over the Ephel Duáth? Would Boromir, either getting the truth from Faramir OR meeting secrecy from his brother, have let them continue on?)
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Especially since Faramir is the younger brother and considered a tad too soft hearted, nose-in-books and not meeting reality with due firmness type of guy, by the rest of the family. Would Boromir even have understood the reason for going onwards, or just discounted it right away as the silly baby brother not knowing what's best for him?