[ Lockwood spies the inappropriate hand out of the corner of his eye. Best as he can tell it's not actually attached to anything any further than the shoulder, but regardless it is being quite rude. He doesn't draw attention to his awareness, leaving Lan Wangji the dignity of a blind eye, in which to turn aside his dead suitor.

His feigned distraction becomes less feigned and more deliberate as it appears the approach of the harassing hand has stirred the intent of other bodies within the water. The next one that drifts past Lockwood's legs makes a grab at his knees.

In a deft display of point control, that belied the exhausted note in his voice, Lockwood spun the rapier down and out. The innocuous looking blade -no where near as fancy as what Lan Wangji carried- made quick work of severing the hand from the half exposed ulna and radius, before coming back up to a guard position. ]

I expect the better question is; do we have an objective goal to reach? Else we could amuse ourselves indefinitely.

Do we seek more shards within the water, or attempt to hold these unfortunates away from the shore line and protect the residences to our back?

[ There was a loud splash, and one of the bodies -torso only- lurched upwards, like a misshaped dolphin breaching the water for a quick breath. Lockwood could get an angle on it, but the older man already had the perfect line. ]