Conan and Valeria

Conan the Barbarian

A love born among thieves and sealed in sacrifice, from first meeting to ghostly return.

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The First Meeting The First Meeting from "Conan the Barbarian". The First Meeting A dry leaf rustles under Conan's foot and the woman in black leather turns, knife drawn, toward his chest.

The First Meeting from "Conan the Barbarian". The First Meeting A dry leaf rustles under Conan's foot and the woman in black leather turns, knife drawn, toward his chest.

The First Meeting A dry leaf rustles under Conan's foot and the woman in black leather turns, knife drawn, toward his chest. The Mutual Recognition Both are hunters in the same dark garden. Their eyes meet over open blades and read a savage equality. The Pact Formed She joins his heist, and beneath the professional wariness a current begins to run.

The Night of Scars The Night of Scars from "Conan the Barbarian". The Night of Scars In a flickering room, Valeria runs her hands over Conan's body and feels the callus-hardened maps of his past.

The Night of Scars from "Conan the Barbarian". The Night of Scars In a flickering room, Valeria runs her hands over Conan's body and feels the callus-hardened maps of his past.

The Night of Scars In a flickering room, Valeria runs her hands over Conan's body and feels the callus-hardened maps of his past. The Shared Marks She sees the collar scars on his neck, and he sees hers. Both have known chains and the Pit. The Sweetness of Wounds They make love with a wordless recognition that neither has ever known, and dawn finds them laughing over meat.

The Bathtub Plea The Bathtub Plea from "Conan the Barbarian". The Bathtub Plea Steaming in a wooden tub, Valeria tells Conan she has been alone her whole life and does not want to return to that cold road.

The Bathtub Plea from "Conan the Barbarian". The Bathtub Plea Steaming in a wooden tub, Valeria tells Conan she has been alone her whole life and does not want to return to that cold road.

The Bathtub Plea Steaming in a wooden tub, Valeria tells Conan she has been alone her whole life and does not want to return to that cold road. The Promise of Peace She offers him love, wealth, and a lamp against darkness, everything an outlaw could desire. The Closed Door of His Oath Conan cannot answer her with words. He opens his fist to show the sigil of Doom, and her hope dies silently.

The Death-Leap The Death-Leap from "Conan the Barbarian". The Death-Leap When Doom's serpent-arrow flies at Conan, Valeria is already in the air.

The Death-Leap When Doom's serpent-arrow flies at Conan, Valeria is already in the air. The Shield of the Body The arrow goes through her breast, pinning her love to the barbarian's chest. The Last Kiss She asks him to hold her tighter, to breathe his warmth into her, and then her hand falls into the grass.

The Battlefield Vision The Battlefield Vision from "Conan the Barbarian". The Battlefield Vision With Conan on his knees and Rexor charging, a radiant figure in winged helmet appears beside him.

The Battlefield Vision from "Conan the Barbarian". The Battlefield Vision With Conan on his knees and Rexor charging, a radiant figure in winged helmet appears beside him.

The Battlefield Vision With Conan on his knees and Rexor charging, a radiant figure in winged helmet appears beside him. The Return from Hell Valeria has kept her vow: she would return from the abyss to fight by his side. The Flash of Love Her ghost-blade blinds Rexor long enough for Conan to rise. She is gone before the dust settles, but her love has changed the battle.

outside the Tower of the Black Serpent

after the heist in Shadizar

the evening before Conan leaves Shadizar

during the flight after the rescue

at the Battle of the Burial Mounds