"Sensei would not have been assigned as our instructor if he weren't capable and knowledgeable."

That was... a bit too long for her current condition. She twisted as far away from Masanori as she could while still half-clinging to him for balance, and hacked that unsettlingly wet cough again. She held still for a moment as it died down, as if to make sure it wasn't coming back. Then she carefully shifted her weight and continued walking, trying for a pace that would minimize the time she had to spend like this.

She fell a little short, out of fear. If she began breathing hard... Well. That would just defeat the purpose, wouldn't it?