Sant jee would never hide and will accept hukam of akaal purkh, that is a nishanne of a brahmgyane. if that hukam was to leave then he would, nothing to do with ego saying dont run away. Guru Gobind Singh jee also left Chamkaur Sahib, next you will say he ran away too!????
the panth is in such a state sant jee will have to come back, no other leader (i dont think) will have the same impact. and we also have a bramhgyannes partakh bachan that sant jee is not shaheed and will be shaheed once he comes back during a time of heavy jang.