Causal
strong strength
Narrative Connection
How these two moments in the story relate
From
The Offer and the Flight
S2E10
·
The Dauphin
To
Duty Intervenes — Promise Broken
S2E10
·
The Dauphin
Why These Connect
The narrative assertion
"Wesley's offer precipitates Anya's and Picard's forceful interruption — the emotional promise directly provokes authoritative enforcement of duty and separation."
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.