It is 1939 July. Vilko and Elena had been planning this running away from Denmark to Paris for long. They would wait till a few days after they graduated. And two days before they ran away vilko proposed to Elena secretly. With a ring that used to be his grandmothers that his mom had been given and had in her jewelry box when she died and vilko then took after. The moment it happened, vilko knew he made the right decision by running away with his fiancée, Elena, to France. Specifically, Paris. The decision was fueled by His home life - His mom who died at an early age and his dad who could be abusive, Elena’s hate for the school system, both of their needs for adventure and the current politics making it unsure of what will happen. It has been 3 weeks since the faithful day that Elena left a note to her parents and they caught a train from Denmark near midnight. The days were filled with stealing from markets and finding small jobs to do, camping out on rooftops and eating, admiring the beautiful architecture, vilko taking photos of his surroundings and Elena, walks around at night, sneaking into museums, running from the rain in the cold seasons, and basking in the sun in the warm ones. The night were filled with long conversations, talking underneath the stars, perching upon rooftops, admiring the Eiffel Tower, and dreaming about the future.