Shara-Lee

Deep Creek
McHenry, Maryland
On the other side of Anawakia's impassable inner wall, one entered again the primeval forest। This time, however, the underbrush was gone and a pristine view of the forest floor lay as far as the eye could see. Two roads met there, one going left and south, and the other going west and straight into the heart of Arina. Smiling guides met newcomers after they passed through or over the wall। Small silent cars with round spinning bottoms took them south along the left road deep into the ancient forest. Their true journey to Arina had just begun.

The village of Shara-Lee was nothing like Anawakia। It lay like a slumbering beast stretched out along the far side of a great lake। Natural stone buildings, three to five stories high, were clustered together along a wide courtyard that became a road around the lake. The stone buildings as well as the courtyard and road were polished to a soft luster giving the appearance of ageless beauty. Ancient trees spread huge branches over soft natural lawns created in the spaces beside and to the back of the buildings. Wild flowers bloomed in profusion everywhere.
This was the education center of Arina, and the first destination of every person, regardless of station, when they were admitted to the inner sanctuary of Arina.