If the message is "you're all boned," I'd say it's coming across loud and clear.

[Taako used the umbrella to pick up the end of the scarf wrapped around the nearly-headless corpse's neck; when it dripped, he dropped it back.]

Hey, uh, so, has anybody noticed just how fresh these guys are?

[He glanced over at the other men, eyebrows raised; whoever did it was likely still within earshot, which was a comforting thought. Taako was beginning to consider casting Shield, just in case, more and more as time went on.

Or just casting Blink and getting the hell out of here.]