The guards carry off the thieves from the dead end, as Samuel audibly complains "You'd think Garum had better patrols when he know I'd be on leave. Lucky that circumstances prevented me from leaving as planned."
With you sneaking farther off, Samuel, the woman, and the two remaining guards reach the last thief.
"What about this guy?" - "Still alive as well, Sir." - "Good, you know where to bring him."
With that, Samuel and the woman are, apparently, alone.
"We cannot leave for the mountain keep until they are dealt with, whatever their motivation." The woman says with an icy voice. "But we know them now. Take care that we have men at the gates. As long as they cannot leave..." with that, the woman and Samuel also move to leave the scene.