[Looking over, she gives a harmless little shrug. Not necessarily dismissive, but light. After all, it's just teacher and student sitting here, appreciating their little space.]

Doesn't seem that ridiculous to me. I think it just seems ridiculous to you.

[She'd move to find him something to drink, pale and tired as he looks, but she imagines this is probably enough; she knows if it were her in his shoes, she'd be a little embarrassed at the idea, so she trusts him to recover by himself for the moment. Instead, she plucks one last leaf off him.]

If you had bad experiences with dogs, it makes sense to be nervous. I mean, I think even people who haven't had bad experiences with things can still have a fear of them, or something. I don't think that means there's anything wrong with you.