The area of the region, inside the ellipse \( x^2 + 4y^2 = 4 \) and outside the region bounded by the curves \( y = |x| - 1 \) and \( y = 1 - |x| \), is:
\( 2\pi - 1 \)
\( 2(\pi - 1) \)
\( 2\pi - \frac{1}{2} \)
\( 3(\pi - 1) \)