44:8
“Ardavan's final imagined line becomes the hinge: 'Write us backward if you must, future Magus. Only tell them you are doing it, and leave the door open for correction.'”
The Book of Diesel · Gospel Threshold Edition v4.5
What is history and what is fiction?
Historically anchoredThe setting or public event is documented; dialogue, motives, and recurring characters are invented.
Historical anchor
Daniel contains historical problems regarding the Persian period, while its theological and literary influence has been immense.
Fiction boundary
Ardavan's surviving letter and its transmission to Diesel are fictional narrative devices.