I hear what you are saying, and I like the comparison with Beregond. However, Beregond didn't renounce Denethor completely, no matter how much he disagreed with him.
Moreover, if you swear a fealty to someone, you can't just say oh no I don't like serving you any more. Isn't part of fealty that only your master can free you from it, like in Pippin's oath to Denethor?
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