Thread:Bobjosh175/@comment-24448826-20180407064802/@comment-8742750-20180418200549

The nature of the quote in question doesn't give the impression that Francesca was delegating the responsibility to Filavandrel or Vanadain, rather that Skellen was refused in Dol Blathanna and headed to the Blue Mountains of his own accord. Francesca didn't know that Skellen had been or was going to be received in the Blue Mountains.

Personally I think there is such scant information it is difficult to say either way. All we can say with any degree of certainty is that he holds a position of relative power amongst the elves.