In the world of Westeros, everything rests in who you align yourself with in terms of power and wealth.Today at New York Comic-Con Jerome Flynn, who plays Tyrion Lanister's partner in crime, Bronn, on HBO’s Game of Thrones was on hand to discuss his character and tease a bit about the changes fans can expect in Season 4.

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Just in from Europe, the very charming Flynn arrived a fashionably 30-minutes late, but then quickly settled in to field questions from fans. Much of what was discussed was anecdotal: the former Robson & Jerome British pop-star had taken a break from the limelight and settled on a farm in Wales when he got the call about auditioning for Game of Thrones, he accidentally gave himself a black-eye banging into his brother's kitchen cupboard the day before he got the part and swears that's why he landed the role of Bronn, he'd "heard there were some books," but, even now as a devoted "thorny" has not read George R.R. Martin's tomes.In the midst of all that, though, Flynn did let slip that fans were going to be in for "quite a surprise" when they saw how far the show had diverged from the books this season. After which point, the moderator joked that the actor would likely have a call from HBO waiting for him following the panel. Flynn later mentioned that he'd been in a fight sequence this season where he nearly injured his fellow actor with one of the steel swords they use on the set, but he would not say who, as it was a fight that does not take place in the book series. So, though he's not read the novels, Flynn knows enough about his character to know what Bronn is, and is not, up to in them.Flynn's observations are interesting, to be sure. We should note however that the actor had begun speculating on the show's ability to diverge from the book series when we interviewed him for Season 3 . Additionally, we know that the HBO fantasy series has taken liberties with the source material on several occasions, sometimes by necessity. Specifically, co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have found creative ways to keep fan favorite characters around on the show, who disappear for large chunks of the books.It's not all that surprising to learn that Bronn will have some new and interesting things to do this season, it is fun to speculate about what those activities may be, though. Who could have been on the business end of that sword, for example? Flynn did mention that the bulk of his scenes were still with Peter Dinklage's Tyrion, so things must not have gone to far astray.- Bronn, or Flynn, is a Maisie Williams fan and seemingly a devoted member of Team Arya. He wonders if perhaps Bronn could help her get to the throne?- As to who he'd like to take down, well we know what Bronn thinks of Joffrey, but Flynn confesses that he, as a viewer, simply does not trust the King's new lady, Margaery Tyrell.- The actor only reads his portion of the script, preferring to watch the episodes unfold as a fan. He confesses that this habit makes his time on set a challenge from time to time, as he becomes star-struck by his co-stars. Still, he prefers to be surprised as much as possible.- Flynn says that tapping into Bronn as a character is an instinctual, visceral, and primal experience. As a believer in past lives, he finds that once he is in the outfit. sword or ax in hand, standing on the Celtic hillside, that his "inner Viking" just comes out.- He channels his inner badass on the show, so doesn't need to in real life. If anything, he finds that often people cannot compute seeing "Bronn" in everyday circumstances, such as on the train car with them, and the actor feels the need to put them at ease.- The one-time pop sensation was asked if he would ever sing for the soundtrack for Game of Thrones, to which he replied, if it was in character... and Peter (Dinklage) did it.- Flynn originally auditioned with a Scottish accent, and feels that is what Bronn would have, but "because of the American audience" he needed to switch to a more familiar "Sean Bean northern" English accent.

We will keep you updated as Game of Thrones Season 4 details emerge.