They took the same path to leave the hut. Sometimes, one shouldn't ask so many questions and hover over some matters that already happened. The merchant gave the bundle full of important items but it wasn't for the company. Stephan assumed his master did so and as Solution said, the price was already given; there was no point in giving another offering.
They walked in silence searching for the creature of darkness. There was no point in keeping the deed wrong. One must right what was wronged and the three ones who were killed unjustly were wronged. The creature awakened as a consequence of the told action.