 The Elven King <unk> convinces the Companions to lead an attack on the slave @-@ mine Pax Tharkas to free the slaves from the control of the local Dragon Highlord . The Companions journey through a secret passage underground to Pax Tharkas and devise a plan to free the slaves . Laurana , desperate to win Tanis back , secretly follows the Companions . When Tanis discovers Laurana has followed them he angrily rebukes her for acting like a spoiled child . Laurana resolves to try to prove she is more than that . 
