Thanks!
I didn't write this story with serialization in mind, and since I didn't want to do significant rewriting I had to keep the installments kind of long (1200-1500 words) to ensure each installment made sense.
The stories I'm writing to post after this one are more like 500-800 words per installment and shorter overall, which is a better fit for this platform, I think.
RE: The Demon of Tal Afar, Part 3 of 10