Well, these are pretty extreme examples. It really does depend on the situation... but it wouldn't be a hard path if it wasn't hard, right?

Who knows what would happen in this case. Maybe after 250 hours, your character has made a name for himself and can't be removed without immortal intervention. Maybe he gets booted and gets back in by proving himself. Maybe he gets booted and hunted as a betrayer, but gets rewarded by the gods of light for sticking true to his beliefs.

Chances are, after 250 hours, this conflict would have been brewing with the new leader prior to his leadering. How you (and he) handle that conflict would be up to you guys to sort out IC.