“He had learned long ago to listen to the mountain’s silence and in this silence the mountain spoke. Some listened and heard and others did not listen and did not hear. And of those the mountain broke their will like waves on a shore or a horse to a master for there was no other will, could be no other, than the will of stone and ice. But when one listened one could hear the will spoken and the mystery of the mountain became mystery no more and its paths and perils became clear”