It’s so metaphorical!
Honestly, I would keep the officer that questions the Sith cult. Imo, these are the kind of things Kylo is probably wondering himself. He knows Palpatine must be wanting something in return, but he is still trying to figure that out. Really this officer is just expressing his own thoughts. Which makes it weird that Kylo then smashes him into the ceiling. I actually think it would be better to cut him doing that, and leave Kylo actually lingering on the officer’s thoughts.