Arkain chuckles and nods with a confident smile sure  you get where he was going. "That's all they had to do is ask and they got have of some that nice cool water." He sighs when instead of asking for permission you change the subject. He can see you are quite a stubborn one. It appears your royal pride is going to make this difficult but he has time on his side. He is sure you must be parched from being without out water in that heat. Eventually your thirst will win out and you will give in and ask. At least he hopes so. He is starting to like you the way you hang tough to your stubborn pride. Arkain laughs loudly and smiles then looks around the watering hole. "Hmmmmm. Yes, you are right. That is what happens at most watering holes. The ones who escaped with just scares were the lucky ones. But you see Aadair, this is not your usual watering hole. There is more protecting it then what you can see. Do I punish people who choose not to ask for permission? Noop. I don't need to. They just have to leave. That usually changes their mind cause they know harsh the conditions are out there. Loosing a small amount of pride is better then dieing of thirst." He turns and looks at you with a concerned look and puts his hand on your shoulder. "Did your family punish you? Is that why you are here? I am not doing this to punish you Aadair. Its something I have to do to help protect everyone that's living here. That's all."