If it means anything, I did not find the chapter long. In fact, I have been meaning to ask you why you were worried. It read so quickly and smoothly, I was finished long before I wanted to be and am left wishing it were double the length.

You accomplished many of your intentions here, I think. Your interpretation of canonical material is, as usual, spot on - both reminding your reader of what is in the game and offering fresh insight into the meaning of incidents. It is, to my mind, one of the finest chapters in the work. So there!!