"-- fuck!" Taako tries to jump aside, thinking that he'll be safe, but a sharp shard of ice pierces right through his shield and slices his shoulder. "Fucking fantastic-- hey, Foster, look out!"

He tries to continue moving as he casts, but holy shit is it hard to keep his concentration right now. He does manage to break a couple of the blades that have emerged near and in front of Foster with a higher-level magic missile.