" Stop! I’ll tell Father you’re eloping,” Nick said as he tore after Rune and Elise. Rune stopped running. “That’s a great idea,” he said, his face serious. “What? No! Mikk!” Nick roared. Elise almost tripped, she was laughing so hard as she and Rune fled the portrait gallery and ran. "

― K.M. Shea , The Wild Swans (Timeless Fairy Tales, #2)