Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Maaga’s public reassertion of authority (Episode 3) directly leads to her tactical orders to Drahvin 3 in Episode 4."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
Maaga’s insistence on absolute obedience and her tactical framing of survival in Episode 3 ('No Drahvin is defeated until dead') directly leads to her micromanaging Drahvin 3’s sabotage mission in Episode 4, showing escalated control.
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.