Truth be told, Khan wasn't the only one dwelling on that troubling hypothesis.
Everything was going smoothly, too smoothly, which didn't make any sense when considering the enemy's prowess. The pocket universe's strange environment was hard to navigate, but that hurdle was too minor to justify that otherwise easy progression.
Still, there was another truth to the matter, a far more helpless one. Even if the allied front was indeed playing into the enemy's hand, walking into a trap, its strategy couldn't change. That had never been an option, especially after invading the separate dimension.
Everyone in the elite team understood and accepted that point, putting concerns and pointless thoughts aside to focus on the mission. There was nothing the experts could do about it anyway. They could only trust their ability to deal with eventual traps.
