Duty Is a Mountain: Though Avtandil had come up the mountain easily, going down the other side proved considerably more difficult. The ceaseless babble of streams and murmur of trees on the wind frustrated him, as did the many obstacles he was forced to overcome. Carefully choosing his path, he crossed through woods and over small ravines and rivers as he made his way down. By the time he reached the bottom, his pride and the power of his arms had been spent on the tricky descent.