Argos said:
Hmm, we could have them be aquantences a little bit before they gang (aquantences being that they've seen each other around before but never chatted). They could be from around the same area. Their actual friendship can begin in the gang. What do you think?
Sounds good to me! Given that he used to be a stablehand and Cyprus was always around horses, it would definitely make sense that they were sort of familiar with each other before everything.