# Olivia — Conan Stories character guide

> Olivia in Conan Stories by Robert E. Howard.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** II Olivia

**First appearance:** 0000-shadows-in-the-moonlight

## Snapshot

A noblewoman stranded with Conan on a haunted island, her terror and dependence forcing her to confront what she is made of.

## Who they are

Olivia survives a shipwreck only to find herself hunted through moonlit ruins by something that leaves no tracks and kills without a sound. She clings to Conan as her only shield, her dark eyes wells of horror, yet she watches and learns as he reads the wilderness for signs of pirates and worse. Her fear grounds the story's early terror, and her gradual steadiness turns her from burden to witness.

## In the story

### [Shadows in the Moonlight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/conan_stories_se/chapters/shadows-in-the-moonlight)

A captive woman, involved in the chapter's events.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/conan_stories_se/chapters/i)

Accompanies Conan, struggles with the climb, feels protected by him despite initial repugnance, and reflects on the irony of trusting a barbarian over civilized men.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/conan_stories_se/chapters/ii)

Watches from the cliffs, faints from despair after Conan is captured.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/conan_stories_se/chapters/iii)

Frees Conan from his bonds and flees with him; witnesses the ape attack and the pirate revelry.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/conan_stories_se/chapters/iv)

Crouches shielded by the gunwales, then passionately asks to sail with Conan.

### [VII: He Comes from the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/conan_stories_se/chapters/vii-he-comes-from-the-dark)

Olivia is not present in this chapter; the captive woman is Valeria, not Olivia.

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