Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Kurn's open intervention on Gowron's side in the 426 battle makes him an enemy of the Duras family; when 501 opens, his Bird of Prey is fleeing Duras pursuers through a star's corona."
inferred by llm_cross_episode_character
Why This Matters Across Episodes
The longer arc this connection carries
The civil war Kurn commits to in 426 does not end with Gowron's installation; Kurn's act of defending Gowron directly places him in the crosshairs of Duras loyalists in 501.
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.