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Okay, so nobody asked, but I wanted to share my headcanon since the show only fed us crumbs. Cedric grew up among humans. Since Meridian royalty seems to hold a negative bias against creatures pre-Phobos rule (I imagine a hierarchy where they treat those who resemble humans better), he is shunned by his village and forced to leave after his first transformation. Meeting Phobos was a coincidence. Despite his family's views, Phobos is a freak who feels connected because he too was rejected as an unwanted son. If I remember correctly, it’s implied that only women of the royal family were supposed to wield the magic of their planet. Phobos having those powers but no claim to the throne could explain why he feels so entitled. In the show, the rebellion is male-dominated and village women are portrayed as mothers or kitchen workers, so maybe women only held political power in the nobility. Peasants still uphold patriarchal structures. When Phobos discovers this his worldview crumbles and he feels betrayed because why is he treated like a spare if everywhere else men are treated with systemic privilege and authority? He meets more creatures, forms alliances, and accidentally starts a revolt that kills his whole family. Cedric feels guilty because he thought Phobos was trying to revolutionize the system for him and joins him in his cruelty.