Sirius

"Betrayal? Defection? What are you talking about? Have I ever once addressed you as the "king"? From the very begining I was waiting for you to lower your guard... at the right moment. (...) I only have one king. He is the only one!!"

- Anubis to Set

Sirius (シリウス, Shiriusu), commonly referred to as Anubis (アヌビス, Anubisu) is one of the recurring characters of the anime Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts and Manga series. Anubis is Leonhart's most trusted adviser and manages some of the king's affairs, and gives his harsh and cynical opinion.

Appearance
Sirius is said to be a dog, more of an insult, by Sariphi, when Sirius mocked Sariphi rather slender frame, always clothed in expensive and lush clothes. He has 4 piercings on his left ear, and covers his face with a silk mask.

Sirius also has piercing eyes that shows rather shrewd nature as a retainer with years of political experience.

By the end of the series, Sirius has a fifth piercing on his left ear.

Personality
Sirius is harsh and strict, always discreetly insulting Sariphi and usually going out of his way to make her feel as that, she doesn't belong in their country. He acts strictly, because he sees it as necessary, in order to shape Leonhart to be a strong leader.

As a royal retainer, Sirius is fiercely loyal towards the royal family, to the point of disobeying Leonhart, if he feels it justifies the continuation of the royal family, even setting up the trials for Sariphi, despite Leonhart's protests.

Early Life
Sirius was born as the only child to his father, he was given a first ear piercing by his father as proof of the Anubis tradition.

As a child he grew up with high expectations from his peers as an heir to the "Anubis" lineage as the kings personal right-hand man. But he grew up without any fatherly or motherly affection as his father was always with the former king and his mother is not mentioned at all. When former Anubis died protecting the former king he started to show a strong resentment to the royal family because they showed no remorse after his father died. He started to dedicate all is efforts to become a powerful enough person to get away from his inevitable fate as the next Anubis. He was later appointed by the late king to be a companion to Leonhart as a child. At one point he became sick because of a weak constitution as noted by maids that whispered outside his room. Expecting that no one would care for him he was ready to accept his lonesome days in his bedroom. At some time later Leonhart came into his room through the window to keep him company. Gave him food etc. But after a misunderstanding, he and Leonhart were kidnapped by rebels in order to exchange them for prisoners. After Leonhart was injured after protecting him from an attack from one of the bandits and subsequently managed to escape and get rescued by a search party his attitude changed dramatically. He then vowed to be a loyal retainer to Leonhart even if that meant he would lose that little "Warmth" he felt from Leonhart's friendship. He then accepted his role as Anubis and thus "lost" his old name.

Plot
Sirius is introducing the 99th sacrifice to the king, when he says that, they should put her on display, which the sacrifice says it's rude and calls him a dog, much to his irritation.

After Leonhart says that he plan to make Sariphi his queen much to the shock of everyone including Sirius.

Trivia

 * In author's notes, he's drawn exactly in the image his name calls to mind. She was planning on making him a looker, but her editor just laughed at her when she said because Anubis's personality is old-maidish.
 * In Volume 4, he is in mid-twenties (Human years), his height is 185cm (6'1") tall. He dislike anyone would harm the King. He like winning and arguments.
 * Incidentally, Anubis's neck ornament is different, when the manga became a series, Yū Tomofuji changed it into something easier to draw.
 * According to Clops an Cy's Character Introduction:
 * He is born on September 10 of the Yoana Calendar.
 * Sirius likes outsmarting people.
 * Sirius dislikes enemies of Leonhart.
 * His hobby is investigating political opponents.
 * He resembles the God from Egyptian mythology.

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