He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Why is the decree so hasty? - Why were not all of us consulted before the decree for the execution of all was issued?
Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel - the agitation of the king as to his dream, and his abortive consultation of the Chaldeans. It is plain from this that Daniel was until now ignorant of the whole matter.