Shion kept holding the dagger as the man inched closer. When all of a sudden all the sand moved at once Shion blinked in surprise. But he did not let go of the dagger.

At least with one hand, the other hand he reached forward to grip the belt, pulling it towards him trying to lend his strength to the other mans, he could see the sand returning and guessed that they only had so much time before the man was submerged once more.

He watched the distance, ready to stretch out his hand further when the man got close enough, to help him get to safety. They were so close, Shion wasn't about to let the man get stuck again now.