If this doesn't clear things up from the previous chapter, send me a message. (:
Ayame's mood became positive when Gin-san read the Jump she left on his desk in the morning, and even said thanks. It got better in the evening when she found out Natsume Hyuuga had a knack for scaling walls and climbing trees, and she didn't have to teach him anything.
"I had to do a lot of escaping... back then. Or I would get captured," the boy explains as he grabs another firm branch. His tone is one that can only come from someone who is reliving terrible memories, one that begs not to be questioned, and one that Ayame has heard many times before. She wonders what Natsume means when he says he would get captured. Maybe he is from a special breed of Amanto, but Ayame knows not to ask.
"Come back down here, then," she calls, feigning an irritated tone. "Don't be a show-off."
Natsume hops from one of the higher branches and manages to land on his feet. He leans against the tree's trunk, and Ayame can hear him mumble behind his mask.
"Since I can't teach you anything tonight, you teach me something." She crosses her arms. "How do you make fire from your palm?"