Leave it in. Considering such chapters as "Flotsam and Jetsam" in LotR, Tolkien purposely descended to bathos himself often enough; all he needed was Pippin to achieve it.
Any thoughts, Gwath, on how Jord figures out that Thorn is her final problem top be rid of? It's kind of tough: Khandr's dead and Fastarr and Embla are fugitives. The only other person to hear his foretelling words was that other member of the Borrim house, the npc whose name escapes me. Does Jord have any mental "Osanwe" types of skills? Or are we going to simply have to have a deductive approach to this?