Chapter 19Raphael
“Look! Look!”
Twelve-year-old Raphael showed his mother the shiny blue trinket he received as a present during his unplanned little stroll through the ghetto this morning. Queen Elyona picked up the curious treasure and examined it in the light. From Raphael’s viewpoint, it seemed to fascinate her. So much so that she kept it on her person for quite a while, tinkering with it away from the little boy’s eyes.
“A little boy from the ghetto gave it to me,” Raphael said. “But I didn’t give him anything in return. I want to go back tomorrow with a present.”
“You can give him something better,” the queen said. “In a few days, I’ll reveal to the public what I found on my latest expedition. It’s a discovery dating back to the Great War, a still working piece of machinery, evi
