Often seen with her head held high and a forward gaze, Lostine was an aloof female who would not apologize for it. In her role as scout, she saw herself as the backbone of the pack, the wolf pulling everyone else along- therefore, she deserved a certain amount of respect, didn't she? Despite how difficult it might have bene to get along with her, Lostine was a genuinely wise, strategic she-wolf; all brains, no tact.
When Coquille scouted alongside her, their relationship was strictly business- work friends, not life friends. But after the dappled she-wolf retired and the young upstart Maidu took her place, Lostine realized just how much she'd depended on her. Unsure of her own feelings- which, for the confident female, was quite bizarre- she approached Coquille and asked to talk. In a moment of vulnerability, Lostine confessed that she missed the former scout, missed working with and talking to her every day, missed the ease of their routine.
The rest was history <3