And cut off his hands so he can't write a note? And cut off his nose so he can't point at the map?
At the same time, letting him run into the plains to escape from archers is also a kind of murder, huh. They probably won't give him any experience points.
In general, the situation is not great – they cut and robbed some guys, revealed their name to some scammer, and left. And what if the crossbowman heard how we introduced ourselves and talked? It would be a shame if something bad happened to their group...