Situation: the Stoned Golem and Take Me! Take Me!

[MunchkinMan]

Originally Posted by snarky

So even facing the Stoned Golem, the main player can no longer choose to walk by and not fight? Or does that choice have to be made once, and when you choose to fight you can't change your mind later?

I had a different card floating around in my head, I think. The Stoned Golem allows you to ignore it, it's not just a free Run Away, so yes, the son could have chosen to ignore it. However, he did have to accept his father's help. Here's a question I'm struggling to find an answer for: Why turn down free help? Take Me! Take Me! says that you can't ask for reward, so what was the upside of taking over the help (other than preventing someone else from helping), and what was the downside to free help that giving up a Level and Treasure was worthwhile?