Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"The Council's acceptance of Toral's challenge in Ep26 gives Lursa and B'Etor the political cover to continue the war with Romulan support. In Ep501, Sela orders ships to assemble to support the Duras."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
This event directly enables the Duras-Romulan alliance to proceed, leading to the military confrontation in the next episode.
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.