Rather than barrel directly after Marcoulf and Edgard, Athessa lays the reigns over Georgie's neck to steer him wide, skirting the hill to better see what's beyond it rather than rushing headlong into what might be less than hospitable circumstance. Also, because goats are stupid and who knows which way one'll run when presented with two charging Orlesians?

She doesn't encounter any more goats, but she's in prime position to divert at least the one that was spotted back in the right direction.