Plans set in motion...

It feels like it's been forever since I heard the news of my darling daughter's death. No. MURDER. Lately I've found myself wandering around the palace, and I'll pause in places because I think I hear her calling for me...but she's not. I've been wearing a lot of black lately to emphasize my sorrow...with my husband that man gone, it's been so nice to find comfort with Aegisthus. We've been getting along so well, and I've found myself not really missing what's his face at all now...

I know my last journal entry had me sounding very self conscious about how others are going to perceive my affair. I am, after all, in a position of power. But then something interesting happened...Aegisthus (I haven't really found a cute pet name for him yet...in fact there's not much that actually rhymes with Aegisthus) mentioned to me the other night that he's been so upset about how upset I am regarding my daughter's murder that he's willing to help in my quest for revenge. That's really sweet but um, excuse me, I'm pretty sure it wasn't HIS daughter that was murdered by HIS significant other. Where does he get off trying to steal my moment of revenge? I want to believe that he has the best of intentions, but honestly I'm so sick of trusting men that I just don't really want to deal with him. I've already sent away my son Orestes, Agamemnon completely betrayed our family, and now this? No. Nonononononono.

Here's what I'm going to do: I think it should be ME who avenges her murder. Screw Aegisthus' quest to help me get over my grief. I'm a strong woman who has been forced to become independent as THAT MAN gallops around Troy pretending like he really cares what's going on with Helen, Paris, and that brother of his. Yes, I think I'll do it. I'M going to be the one that kills him...it's really the only way.