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雙胞胎兄弟Ned和Tam的外貌彷彿是同一個模子刻出來般相似，儘管經過了好幾年，村裡的人仍是難以分辨。某日，他們帶著自己拼裝的木筏下水，湍急的河流沖散了木筏，兩人一起被捲入水中，最後父親只救起了Ned。村裡的人對此很不以為然，認定Tam才應該是活下來的孩子。然而，當邪惡勢力賊王要來帶走他的巫女母親時，卻是Ned挺身而出，以魔法和召喚術的力量保衛了自己的家園與村莊。
另一方面，Ned居住的村莊邊緣是一大片的魔法森林，賊王女兒Áine就住在裡面。獨立且聰慧的她始終被母親臨去前的遺言困擾著：「未來將有一個被命運捉弄的男孩救妳一命，而妳也會拯救他的性命。」
當Áine與Ned行至兩人命運的交會點，他們有足夠的信心與勇氣來阻止這場即將讓兩個國家一觸即發的毀滅性戰爭嗎？
When Ned and his identical twin brother tumble from their raft into a raging river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convinced the wrong boy lived. But when a Bandit King comes to steal the magic Ned’s mother, a witch, is meant to protect, it’s Ned who safeguards the magic and summons the strength to protect his family and community.
Meanwhile, across the enchanted forest that borders Ned’s village lives Áine, the resourceful and pragmatic daughter of the Bandit King, who is haunted by her mother’s last words to her: “The wrong boy will save your life and you will save his.” When Áine’s and Ned’s paths cross, can they trust each other long enough to stop the war that’s about to boil over between their two kingdoms?
