It means standing around like this and possibly getting injured.

[ He replied in a sarcastic tone. Did she really not know what that meant. She puffed her cheeks at him too. ]

We can get folks who can use water based spells on it or get water ourselves. There's plenty of options, actually. Maybe some idiot decided to play a prank and it isn't real.

[ Even a water pipe. ]

Hey, you some kind of mage?

[ he mused noticing her staff. ]