When an oracle predicts that a newborn child will one day occupy the throne of King Gregor (Edward Newborn), Ophelia (Kirstie O'Sullivan), a young girl, spirits the child away before the King's advisor Nemos (Simon Prast) can find him. Desperate to save him, she places the child in a basket and sets him floating down a river. The child is later found by Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor). On their way to find the baby's parents, Xena saves a woman
