"Call your woman out or I will shoot you!" The lazy boss aka Matteo Normani warned Santiago. They weren't told by their supreme boss to kill Santiago Vitello. So they were only here to capture the woman. But if they had to kill him for ruining their plan, they wouldn't hesitate to finish him.
Even if they killed Santiago, Joseph would bear all the consequences. After all, the Royal family was in a big mess.
"I don't know what woman you are talking about,'' Santiago told him calmly. "If you don't believe me, ask your men to search the forest and see if I am lying."
"Vitello, do you think that I am dumb? I clearly saw the woman with you. She deceived us and ran away with you," Matteo Normani hissed. Such a little thing had a deadly and big brain. She not only bickered with Covrado to distract all of them, but also helped Santiago to buy the time in throwing the smoke bomb.