Dwagon Expwess

[fendrin]

When Jillian and Ansom talked about this, she had already used up some or all of her mount's move to scout GK and return. She then said that if she took the mounts with (IIRC) 26 or better move, she could head off Stanley and croak him.

In other words, she's already done Stage 1 this turn and is about to embark on Stage 2. The fact that Stage 1 was a round trip is not important.

Jillian says: "Next turn, if I take all of the air units with 26 move and above..."
Key phrases:
"Next turn" indicates she will not be taking the units until after the current turn has ended, and thus her mount's move will refresh.
"Air units" not explicitly mounts.