Friend? were they friends before? maybe, but it happened a long time ago when they don't know the cruelty of life at that time they were still young and hopeful towards the bright future ahead of them... right, at that time they were indeed friends. Before they were known as the venerable Seven Elders of the Misty Lake Clan, they were just like other children the only difference was their talent and intelligence surpassed their peers so their families placed a lot of expectations on them.
Although it was privileged but it was also a shackle, no one could understand the burden as the one who was heralded as a genius in their family, perhaps because of that, they became close.