I love love love this story so far, and the quality of your writing is so immaculate. I'm not sure I have the words to describe how skilled you are at storytelling and how to make a world feel alive.
If I may ask, do you have plans for how the pacing will be going forward? I'm a little concerned with how slow the story is progressing, not because I think its done badly or anything like that, but I am a little worried this will turn into a behemoth of a project for you. (English is my second language so I hope I'm wording things right, I'm absolutely not meaning to be rude)