Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Tegana's detailed murder plot with Acomat (Episode 17) directly results in the discovery of the dead guard and the warning Ian gives Polo (Episode 18)."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The sequence of events—Tegana's staged bandit attack plan, followed by the dead guard's discovery—illustrates the causal chain of Tegana's treachery across episodes.
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.