it's been a while since i played, but i think he says something more along the lines of "someone close to you needs help, find this person fast" or something in that direction i don't remember the word "friend" even being used there, and as others have said before me he only stops saying it after you defeat Queen Zeal in the Black Omen... i always thaught that "someone close" could refer to an ancestor or descendant, they don't have to be friendly to be close just have the same bloodline...