Everyone else, of course, also understands his meaning. It's a one-time deal; full steam ahead. Once they've stopped at the height of their morale and readiness, any future attempts would be more difficult to organize.
"I would say, proceed as planned! If the tower is a decoy, well, that's our bad luck. We can retreat and regroup!" Yakov said.
"Retreat? It's not that simple!"
"If the Arcane Tower is a decoy, we would plunge directly into the enemy's encirclement! Besides, if the Wizard Association is willing to invest heavily in building a decoy tower, wouldn't they prepare more traps?"
"But keep in mind; there's a Magic Crystal Cannon on the Mage Tower! If the Arcane Tower is really built inside the Mage Tower, our airborne plan can't be accomplished, we'd get targeted by the Magic Crystal Cannon on our way down, and the entrance could even be blown up..."