Franklyn Flowers

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Franklyn Flowers
Aliases
  • the Bastard of Cider Hall
  • The Brown Apple
Title Ser
Allegiance Golden Company
Book A Dance with Dragons

Ser Franklyn Flowers, also known as the Bastard of Cider Hall, is a knight in service to the Golden Company.

Appearance

Franklyn is a big-bellied, shambling hulk of a man with a seamed face crisscrossed with old scars. His right ear looks as if a dog had chewed on it and his left ear is missing entirely.

History

He claims that his mother was a washerwoman at Cider Hall who was raped by one of the Lord's sons. Due to this Franklyn loathes Fossoways. He was knighted sometime after Griff left the Golden Company.

Recent Events

A Dance with Dragons

During the discussions held outside of Volon Therys about how to meet up with Daenerys Franklyn suggests the land route but Harry replies that the demon road is death.

When Prince Aegon tells the men that he is the only dragon that they need and that Dany should come to him is Westeros Franklyn likes his suggestion that they sail west, not east. He laughs and says,

Leave the little queen to her olives and seat Prince Aegon upon the Iron Throne. The boy has stones I give him that. [1]

Harry Strickland doesn’t like that proposal and remarks they need Daenerys, however after further discussion the tide turns and the Golden Company opts to head for Westeros.

Franklyn is one of the first to swear his allegiance to Aegon Targaryen. He looks forward to attacking the Reach and killing some Red-Apple Fossoways. Franklyn then takes Aegon to meet the men of the Golden Company.

Once in Westeros Franklyn took part in the taking of the Griffin's Roost. Trees had been allowed to encroach on the field beyond the castle’s gatehouse, so Franklyn Flowers was able to use the brush for concealment, he led his men within 20 yards of the gates before emerging from the trees with a ram the men had fashioned back at camp. The gate turned out to be closed but not barred and it gave away at the second blow. [2]

Ravens were quickly dispatched by the castle but were taken out by the Golden Company’s expert archers . When Griff tells Franklyn Flowers there are to be no more messages the next thing to come flying from the maester’s tower is the maester.

Franklyn is later present during Jon Connington’s war council held at the Griffin's Roost. [2]

References and Notes

  1. A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 24, The Lost Lord.
  2. 2.0 2.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 61, The Griffin Reborn.