For a hundred years, it seemed that Pentos would stay weak and in the shadow of the bastard daughter of Valyria. The Bravoosi had clipped the wings of Pentos, making many consider it the weakest Free City of them all, despite its high walls and immense wealth. With harsh restrictions on the Pentosh fleet, sellswords, and army, anyone could come and go from the city as they wished. Many Dothraki Khals loved to visit, extracting an easy tribute from the city's magisters. But a century later, the Titan's gaze to the south had grown lax. In 308 AC, Pentos began rebuilding its army and fleet openly, causing Braavos to send a warning. Once it was ignored, a punitive fleet followed in its wake-