After receiving the deeds to three small islands and an Iron Bank draft for five million Gold Dragons at the banquet that day, Danyla moved the Holy Flame Fleet to the waters around the islands.
None of the three islands was large. The largest, a long, narrow island to the south, covered only a little over thirty square kilometers, while the other two each covered just over twenty. Arranged like a tilted question mark, the three islands blocked a gap in the great island chain northeast of Braavos.
Many low-lying chains of rocky islets lay around the three islands, and the nearby waters teemed with a rich variety of fish, shellfish, oysters, and more. Seafood harvested from these waters accounted for nearly sixty to seventy percent of the supply in Braavos's seafood markets.
No wonder the Pattirios could maintain their standing among Braavos's foremost Great Lords with nothing but a barren peninsula and fishing.
The harbor between the three islands was broad and deep, making it an excellent port. The Pattirios's fleet of more than two hundred fishing boats usually berthed here, so there was a sizable dock, though it had fallen into disrepair over the years.
Heavily weathered rocky hills and forests of tall pines covered the three islands. They sheltered the nearby low-lying island chains from the cold winds and currents coming down from the north.
Besides wild rabbits and seabirds, sea turtles, seals, walruses, and other large marine creatures also came to the islands to breed. It could well be called a little kingdom of marine animals.
The main structure of the new Sanctuary of the Blessed on the Isles of the Gods had been completed, leaving only the finer work for the master craftsmen. Danyla therefore summoned most of the workers to the three deserted islands