A scribe at the royal court

The three administrators over the satraps have been named. One of them is Daniel. The exile from Judah who read the writing on the wall.

Watching Daniel work is something else. Nothing goes missing on his watch. Nothing gets left undone. Nobody at court comes close.

Word going round the court: the king is planning to put Daniel over the whole kingdom.

Word at court: the satraps and the other two administrators are going through everything Daniel has done for the kingdom. Looking for something to charge him with.

Replying to @court.scribe

They haven’t found a thing. No corruption. No carelessness. He’s just honest.

Replying to @court.scribe

The king wants Daniel over all of them. Work it out.

Written it up. The king has signed it. Thirty days.

The officials are back in front of the king. First they ask him: didn’t you sign a decree? Thirty days, anyone who prays to any god or man except you, into the lions’ den. He says yes. It stands. It’s the law of the Medes and Persians.

Replying to @court.scribe

Then they tell him who. Daniel, the exile from Judah. They say he ignores the king and his decree, and still prays three times a day.

The king hasn’t stopped all day. Every hour it’s the same question. How do we save Daniel?

Replying to @babylon.local

Not this law. Once the king has signed it, not even the king can change it. That was the whole point of it.

The king has given the order.

Replying to @darius.noble

So nothing can be changed for Daniel. Nobody gets him out. Not even the king.

Writing out a letter from the king today. To every people, nation and language in the whole land. Longest address list I’ve ever written.

Replying to @darius.the.mede

I’ve written a lot of decrees. Never one like this.