reorder a SML collection without it becoming a Laravel Collection?

[jayenne]

how can I reorder a media collection without it becoming a laravel collection?

I am using livewire & livewire.sortable to manage images with an update form. however, once I sort the images they are returned as a laravel collection, breaking my view (as it relies on a SML collection).

so, can i reorder a SML collection without saving it to the db? (becasue the user may want to cancel any edits) and still maintain it as a SML collection?