He is soaking wet and feeling light-headed from joy and from expending all of his energy on breaking the curse. The water swirls from her activities and he has to close his eyes, clinging to consciousness by bare inches.

Then he isn't. Everything goes black and he tips forward, heading for the water's surface - and it definitely won't keep him afloat. He really is sorry. The effects of harboring dragon blood in his body and tapping into their blood pact has left him at his limit.