Zander had been about to mention the tactical advantages of clearing the main floor first, but Declan mentioned it first. What he did not mention, however, was the exigent circumstances that made the tactically better decision potentially the wrong strategic decision.
"If our mission is to secure and interrogate the humanoids who dwell within this edifice," Zander said, "it seems unlikely that there will be any living humanoids to secure and interrogate, unless we follow the trail of the intruders as rapidly as possible and intercept them. It is also possible that our efforts to interrupt the Tarkanan assault, if successful, will cause the humanoids that dwell here to regard us as allies, and thus be willing to share more information with us."