He hadn't reached the town yet, but he did not need to yet. He produced a small capsule of the black liquid inside the sweaty palm of his right hand, and wiped away the sweat from his brow with his left. The dockworkers looked at him for a second, and turned away to go back to their jobs carrying carts of fruits, ale, and other pearishable items. They sighed, the town was not keen to outsiders, especially not when they look so out of place. He did not care though, they did not need to feel pleasant to die. They simply needed to be there.
Arkas moved toward them sluggishly, the heat singeing away his strength. Each drop of sweat falling from his face was like one less person he could kill. He needed to be efficient, or get away without a conflict starting. He did not like to leave these dockworkers alive, they stood for nothing, and never could. That means, they needed to die for Arkas' goals to be achieved. He stepped forwards, but fell down feebly. One of the dockworkers moved toward him, and inspected him. Judging by his temperature, and the lack of water on his vessel, it was easy to tell he was dehydrated, or as the less than civil dockworker would say, "needing water."