I can manage.

[Zelgadis started trying to lever his lower body up (which meant lowering his upper body, not that this looked like much besides flailing until his legs started to break the surface. Only then did he start to haul himself in.

[It was graceless as heck, and exhausting even to watch, and left Zel covered in wet sand, but he's no longer sinking]

Thanks. Couldn't think of a good spell.

[air magic was pretty damn useless for flight when one can't get air under you]