Uh, by the way, craft, I have recalled my "merchants". They were recalled as soon as the anonymous nation was revealed, since they had no purpose other than to find that out. Besides selling goods, which was totally all they were doing.
100 men should be more than enough, considering that my own guards will have the palace and area around it completely secure. If the Reaper still feels threatened, he can always send an ambassador in his stead, preferably without a price on his head. Wow, I just unintentionally rhymed.
Enemies are all around and as I stated before the traditional bodyguard amount is 1000 but I'm being generous in asking for 300. It's also tradition for The Reaper to go to all meetings himself, with all former enemies coming he does not trust that they will not try something. We ask for the 300 and that is all.
Actually it is because I said so. 1. As I said they avoided people at all costs and disguised themselves as much as they could to cover them. Language Barrier- and I doubt all the languages are used and a main language that everyone knows is used which is what they do use. And as you said it's been many years so me learning the language would be Farley easy.
I know you won't attack me, but if I allow one nation to bring more than 100, then everyone will want to, and the place would get crowded pretty quickly. If I make an exception for you, then I would have to make an exception for everyone else.
Think about it. They look different, they talk different, they don't act the same or know the culture. And how do they learn the language without making contact with people?