"I do not wish to play at riddles, Faramir," she responds evenly-- sounding a little weary, even, and thus keeping the words from coming across as a chide. A barest hint of pleading also creeps into her tone as she adds, "Speak plainer."

And there; this, she may no longer forestall or feign to misunderstand. Not when it is finally her choice to hear him out and lay the truth -- whatever it may be -- bare before them.