Gandalf's powers

[Raynor]

Originally Posted by cesar.ewok

I was talking about the possibility of Gandalf being able to do that, regardless his forbiddance to act so.

Yes, I am aware of that . However, if he truly was capable, he would try to downplay Frodo's words, not underline them with a threat of his own - considering the strings attached to his mission.

To me, this is the simplest explanation - the alternatives being that he was able and: either willingly disregarded his commands (highly unlikely) or he played hide-and-seek, betting that the others would take his words as a joke, even though he was a known wizard, actually capable.