Well ultimately you didn’t do anything wrong, he did. So proceed how you wish. If you read some of his work nothing changes and that’s the same if you choose not to.

Sporadically

Do we count Frodo sitting on his arse for the best part of a decade as a point in his favour? Even before he was stabbed he and the hobbit posse were almost killed by the barrow-wight. No wonder he needed someone as amazing as Sam to go along with him.