But King Aeetes, when he learned that Jason had finished the task he proposed, he was greatly moved, for he understood that it was done through a trick, nor did he doubt that Medea had helped him.
Medea moreover, when she learned that she herself would be in danger if she remained in the palace, was determined to seek a flight to safety. With all things prepared in the middle of the night, with her father not knowing, escaped with her brother, Absyrtus, and as soon as possible, she went to the place where the Argo had been docked.
When she came there, she threw herself at the feet of Jason…
