Sorry for not replying sooner - nephews and niece visiting made for a fun if exhausting Easter. Then when I tried to get in yesterday the site was it's typical snail pace.

The issue with fighting the Iron Company is that Jarla can't really get close enough to swing her sword without getting impaled by those pikes. I'd be tempted to cut and run to get the Thorns but I don't want to leave Urgrim on his lonesome (not to mention Sieghard).