Sure she's freeing all the slaves now, but at that point it seems in Braavos’ best interests to kill or ransom them.
While the Braavosi were historically anti-Valyria, I don’t think there is a lot of evidence that they have been anti-Targaryen dynasty in Westeros.
Despite their inclinations towards believing they are a master race, Westeros does not have chattel slavery like the Valyrians did and the Targaryens did not instate it, either; and by Daenerys’ time, the dragons have been gone for quite a long time.
At the point of Robert’'s the Targaryens are the dragon-free ruling family of the backward continent to the West, not the all-powerful dragon riding Valyrians of yore, forcing slaves to mine active volcanoes to fuel their sorcery.
The Iron Bank among others have had their nose in politics in Westeros among others .
It is a good question as to why the Sealord of Braavos sheltered Daenerys and Viserys. Maybe or he owed a favor to someone. Or he just wanted to influence Westerosi politics somehow.
But I reckon the fantastically rich team of Varys the Spider and Illyrio Mopatis had something to do with it and were willing to spare some money or perhaps services to have them shelter the two — perhaps as conspicuously as possible so that Robert kept sending his knives after them instead of Aegon.
Written Oct 1
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