Rahel smiled and nodded. "Yes, please." She welcomed the thought of fresh air more so than tea - she didn't feel that she could swallow anything right then - but to say as much would involve drawing in more air than she felt she could. Her eyes were beginning to water.
She followed his lead and took the way to the back entrance, navigating the path between students and faculty and observers. More than one seemed to be suffering from the same predicament as she was, but in life as in the Gardens, it was every man for himself.
"Thanks," she gasped, once outside. "I haven't been to this part of campus before... now I know why. Interesting exhibit. Have you been in there all morning?"