Her tribe was gentle yet ruthless—a side where to the ones they love, they are the greatest lovers ever, but to their enemies, such a disaster that it was too much to even think about what they will do to them. As long as others don't poke at them, they stay out of others' way; that's why the teachings Lanora was given were so important.
She knew she should grow to accept the culture of Austin, especially when it leans more towards the fact that she might be the one pursuing him. Lanora is smart, and in her culture, when one sinks their tune with another, it's a done fact that the two of them would fall in love, and Lanora, in the sense, can't hope that will happen with Austin—it would be too much of a closed-off view.
Lanora, in a sense, could tell the fact that Austin was interested in her; he did give off those signs, but then again, would it remain that he will only ever remain interested in her?
