Dreamer felt the weapon slide out from behind his back, and he knew Maeve was armed now.  That was good.  However the zealot in front of him was rather less reassuring.  Caleb was ready and willing to die.  Truthfully, Dreamer would be glad to oblige, in different circumstances... but not with all these people watching and waiting to judge him.  Caleb wasn't bright, but he knew that if Dreamer killed him here, the fight would probably be on.  Dreamer didn't want that, for Maeve and Kitten especially, but for Geena and Arden either... as well as for all the other humans sitting on the fence or standing firmly on the side of equality.  No one needed to die here today.<br/><br/>"I'm not going to kill you, Caleb," Dreamer growled, narrowing his eyes.  "Because that's exactly what you want, isn't it?  To die as a martyr for your evil cause?  I suppose you think you'll die and go to heaven, where a hundred virgin angels wait to reward you for your bravery?  Idiot."  He sneered.  "I was trained to kill, and I do it well.  But I don't --like-- doing it.  I won't kill anyone in cold blood... not even a deluded moron like you."  He straightened, resisting the urge to spit on the floor at Caleb's feet.<br/><br/>"I'll kill only those I have to... those who refuse to leave without a fight."  He looked around at the humans still supporting Caleb and Shark.  "Drop your weapons and go back to your cult leader.  Tell him what you saw here today."  He gestured vaguely at his bruises with the hilt of his glowing green knife.  "He wants to attack me?  Kill me?  Let him do it.  Let him prove his power by killing me himself, rather than by letting his blind followers die trying to do it."<br/><br/>He glared at Caleb.  "I refuse to kill for nothing.  I've seen Shark throw a stick of dynamite into a group of humans just because he was impatient.  He doesn't care --who-- he kills as long as he gets to be the tyrant king."  He bared his teeth again.  "You're just like him... you want to kill and torture and rape.  If you had your way I'm sure you'd do just that to Geena and Arden and those against this wholesale slaughter."  He lowered both his gun and the blade.  "Between you and me, Caleb, everyone here knows which of us is closest to being a demon.  So leave, now, and go tell your evil master what I said."<br/><br/>He waited for Caleb to react.  If he decided to attack, Dreamer would defend his friends... but he wouldn't kill anyone unless he absolutely had to.