It is akin to Tom Bombadil's unwillingness to keep the ring and/or defend Middle Earth: in some sense, it is not their problem (as in NMP).
So: they could have done the job but they probably would not have gone to the meetings or accept it because they are above that issue.
It is akin to Tom Bombadil's unwillingness to keep the ring and/or defend Middle Earth: in some sense, it is not their problem (as in NMP).
So: they could have done the job but they probably would not have gone to the meetings or accept it because they are above that issue.