# X: Yasmina and Conan explained — Conan Stories

> Chapter companion for Conan Stories by Robert E. Howard.

## What happens

Conan and Yasmina escape the castle of the Black Seers and cross the gorge of horrors. After reuniting with the Afghulis, they face a joint attack by Turanian forces. Yasmina rallies the Vendhyan riders to ambush the Turanians, leading to a decisive battle. Conan and Yasmina part ways, with Conan asserting his intent to collect her ransom in Ayodhya.

## Themes in this chapter

### Survival and Individualism

Conan's relentless fight for survival against the Turanians and his reliance on his own strength and cunning.

### Honor and Loyalty

Yasmina keeps her word to return with her warriors, and the Afghulis accept Conan back as their chief after his valor in battle.

### Supernatural and Ancient Evil

The lingering threat of the Black Seers and the magic girdle's role in Conan's escape from Yimsha.

## Character check-ins

### Conan

Leads the Afghulis in battle, slays a vulture attacking Yasmina, and negotiates his ransom with her.

### Yasmina

Rallies the Vendhyan riders to ambush the Turanians, demonstrating her leadership and strategic acumen.

### Khemsa

Referenced as the source of the magic girdle that aided Conan against the Black Seers.

## Key lines

> You kept your word, Devi!

Conan acknowledges Yasmina's fulfillment of her promise to return with her warriors.

_Highlights the theme of honor and loyalty between the two leaders._

> I will collect your ransom in my own way, at my own time. I will collect it in your palace at Ayodhya, and I will come with fifty thousand men to see that the scales are fair.

Conan asserts his intention to claim the ransom from Yasmina in her own capital, with a show of force.

_Demonstrates Conan's ambition and his view of their relationship as one of mutual respect and potential conflict._

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