Before high speed, secure communication technology existed in the form of computers/phones, how could a government confidently engage with someone claiming to represent a foreign nation’s government? I just imagine you’d risk someone with the ability to forge documents and put on a good performance being able to declare war on behalf of an unsuspecting country.
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Depends on what part of the world you’re talking about, but when you see stuff in fantasy about someone having a ward, it’s an old tradition where important families would send younger children to live with other nobility. This creates a web of people who know and have a reason to care for each other, and can vouch for other representatives from other families who come to visit. Add in the limited availability of certain gifts, wax seals, and signed documents, it takes a lot to forge fake evidence.
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