Sethi makes no point of arguing with Chloe, focusing all her efforts on the road.  "Then... whatever, just-- gah!" She takes woodcutters' way as swiftly as possible.  When they are spotted, they lose their only advantage-- if they can't slip through unnoticed, they're as good as dead.  She begins scouting the road for any opportunity-- a place to ditch their horses for a while, perhaps, in exchange for a covert wagon ride?  A cartload of pitch to be set alight and draw crowds away?  A chapel or abandoned reliquary to hide in for a while?  If they can't beat their pursuers at a run, they may have to make a 'plan b'.  "Next time, we set up the route beforehand, right?  Plan this... grr... thing out better."