Causal strong strength

Narrative Connection

How these two moments in the story relate

Why These Connect

The narrative assertion

"Kalik's covert supply of a weapon to Orum is designed to distract Pletrac, but it backfires when the Drashig forces Pletrac to attempt the eradicator, which fails due to sabotage. The weapon is never used against Pletrac—instead, it's the lack of a working weapon that creates the crisis."

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.