Holy hell

So I assumed after finishing chapter 24 of Memories of Ice that I'd roll right into the final chapter of the book, because I'm absolutely sucked in. I think, however, I need a minute to breathe. The last 15ish minutes of chapter 24 were brutal. I knew Kallor was up to some fuck shit, but I never imagined it would end up with Whiskeyjack just dead, so quickly, completely out of nowhere. Also, I still don't really understand exactly what Itkovian is now, what it means, or what the actual fuck he's about to do to the Imass. Chapter 25 is over 4 hours long, but I feel a bit wrung out.