Thanks to Aphrodite, Xena is trapped in the body of a little girl and must help the child deal with the grief over her mother's passing, while Gabrielle and Aphrodite separate the two before sunset as well as keep Xena's body safe from the bad guys.
Xena is as an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent by using her formidable fighting skills to now, help those who are unable to defend themselves. Xena is accompanied by Gabrielle, who during the series changes from a simple farm girl into an Amazon warrior and Xena's comrade-in-arms.