Xena is on an important mission during a conflict with the legions of Rome in the Middle East. She is attacked on the road and falls down a rocky slope. When Gabrielle finds her hours later, the Xena she knows has vanished and in her place is what everyone else calls an "imbecile" – Xena has reverted back to the innocence of a child. Soon after she and Gabrielle are captured by slave traders and taken through the desert to be sold at auction in Baghdad. With the love and devotion of a very determined bard, our frightened and confused heroine battles her way back..only this time it’s a different kind of fight!