Amber took the hint and quickly covered herself the way she had been previously.  She carried her things as before and agreed with Ayo's sentiment.  Along the way she talked about books.  How her father had liked to read, how she wished she could have learned better but her stepmother did not approve, and her father was gone so much anyway.  It was a little scary how she found herself just telling him things so she suddenly grew flushed and stopped talking.