Originally Posted by
pumpkin
One cannot accept a benefit absent an obligation. Thusly to accept the benefit is to also incur the liability.
This is applicable concerning commercial entities. It does not apply to the people / government trust. The government, it's officers and employees, exist only (in their official capacities) for the benefit of the people which created them (official capacity again) for that very purpose. Your story concerns a king, who had a kingdom. That is a whole different form of government than a republic.