From the moment I entered this Kingdom, the matter of identity
    and family had always pressed heavily on my heart.  Having fled
    both given to me at birth, I little imagined that I would ever have
    them again.  Little meaning they had ever held for me, beyond a
    sense of contempt and false ideals, of grief and of pain.  I held on
    only to my mother's name, before she had wed.  I came from a
    desert community far to the south-west.  The closest translation
    I could offer coming here was:  Synclaire.

    With this name attached to me, I prospered within this Kingdom,
    and grew to love the life and culture attached to it.  It was such
    an honor to be accepted into the Buyan Muse Guild.  It was there
    that I encountered a truly inspiring and curious individual, by the
    name of Moondrops Sinclaire.

    Despite the likeness in our surnames, and our obvious similarity
    in physical appearance -- (Save for her missing eye, and the color
    of the remaining one to my own) -- several other curious likenesses
    began to surface.  We were both running from illustrious and shady
    pasts, households of nobility and dark secrets.  In the same week,
    both of us had received letters to fulfill our duty, and call upon our
    ailing fathers.  To the outside world, we were thriving and cherished
    among the Guild.  Inside, it is safe to say that the only company
    our misery loved was that of each other.  We formed the bond of
    blood, that of sisters, for truly we were already closer in spirit than
    blood could bind two people.  And I took her name.

    Ironically,  both Synclaire and Sinclaire denote one of renown,
    and of illustriousness - Sinclaire, with one changed character,
    also means "pure".  It feels almost like destiny that I should
    find my true family and meaning in this;  I feel as if I have been
    purified from the original sins of my born family, and given new
    hope.

    To be a Sinclaire is to be loyal.  To this name, and all that it
    represents I feel nothing but the most steadfast devotion, and
    the desire to see that only right is done by myself and my sister.
    To be "pure" --  to be honest, to be fair, and to know at which
    intervals one needs to concentrate, and which not to take quite
    as seriously.  I think everyone is guilty of that.  We strive for
    constant improvement, and understand that no situation is ever
    perfect.   There is always something more to learn, and to teach.
    We respect each other and others, and strive to be patient with
    those who do not grant us the same courtesy.

   I, Sasami, and my sister Moondrops are all that comprise the
   Sinclaire family.  An outsider might consider this a disparity,
   but to those who know us as sisters, and assuredly to us, I
   have never felt lacking for the love, support and guidance that
   the most abundant families can boast.

   Moondrops and I have shared laughter, tears and our very
   own blood.  There is not one secret between us, no envy, no
   animosity, only the desire to see and assist the other to her
   goals and success.  We have served as Master Muses of the
   Buyan Muse Guild for nearly 14 Yuri of the reign together.
   We have faced the Moon goddess Won Mei's attempted murder
   of Moondrops, a vicious kidnapping plot by a rogue member of
   the KSG that very nearly cost my life.  We hosted countless
   Cabaret, performed and collaborated on many projects, and
   even hosted a largescale revolution against a corrupted Maestro.
 
   I feel fearless with my sister at my side.  I thank the Gods
   every day for the blessing of her kinship, and the gift of
   "purity" she has given me--  my family,   Sinclaire.

~Dame Sasami Sinclaire
~ (/irtuoso of Inspiration