> minor medieval squabbles

Are you perchance channelling that space-Usenet poster who was utterly dismissive of the main plot until the very end? ;-)

Parent comment should be marked SPOILERS, this one also.

Srsly tho, I appreciate your perspective. I found the dog part a little slow at times but still super interesting due to their collective identity which was explored quite a lot. As such it wasn't just a medieval squabble, it was entirely in keeping with the nature-of-consciousness theme that permeated the space part of the story.