If that kind of situation existed in the present, it would still be expected that there would not be an immediate response to claim the territory that had lost its ruler unless those in those situations were extremely fast to notice and respond.
It remained true that there was still quite some time before such a thing could occur, since it did take some of the time spent to rest before heading down the mountain to reach the village.
The remaining time left over was what would be used as a potential safe period where it was less likely that such dangerous situations could occur, especially on a level that could be a threat to those who had less of a connection to the supernatural world.
So long as there was nothing of great power that would come along during that time, the rescue team would be quite safe.
Even if something were encountered, they would at least have a team of Balancers there to look out for their safety.
