Falco is as stubborn as any hobbit will be. Have your character do what your character would do.
About being made to look ridiculous: Falco has not made Thornden look ridiculous. Only Thornden can allow that to happen.
Now here's an additional question to help: how many men can Thornden spare to keep Falco from coming, and for how long? Is it worth the time to force Falco to stay?
