A young man walked into the square at Iolcus, and people looked at his feet and began to murmur. One foot had a sandal on it and the other was bare.
On the throne, the face of Pelias went hard. There was something an oracle had told him long before, which was to beware of a man wearing one sandal.
The young man said, “Give me back my father’s place. I am Jason.” The king laughed and answered, “There is one thing you must do for me first.”