Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Graff's discovery of jethrik deposits on Ribos (from E1) directly motivates his aggressive negotiation stance and security concerns in E2."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_arc
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This connection carries the central conflict forward: Graff's fixation on jethrik's value escalates into paranoia about theft and deception, driving the entire plot of E2's negotiations.
About Causal Connections
A directly causes B. The first event sets forces in motion that produce the second. These are the load-bearing connections of plot--remove one and the story structure collapses.