As Travis says in this chapter, "I have the feeling this thing, whatever it is, is moving into the end game." We are now in the final third of the story. Some of the chapters will be a little short, like 13, but others will be quite long. That's just the way things work. We'll also start learning what caused the Vikings to show up, as well as what is going to happen to them. Getting a little sci-fi in the next few chapters.