For a moment, Natasha can only give Alex a flat look. From her perspective, three months will be the minimum of time it will take to understand the impact of Millicent's assassination. The initial retribution would only be the beginning.

And even to a young vampire, a few months seemed like nothing.

"Even if the fighting's done, the fallout won't be over," Natasha explains after a beat, slowly. "Whoever replaces her will just be establishing themselves then, moving out of their predecessor's shadow... but depending on the form Islington's justice takes, there's no reason to believe the violence will have blown over more quickly than that."