For variety, there was painted asphalt, but every square inch of ground had either asphalt or a building with a concrete foundation slab. The sun was ...right, still high in the sky, and the air was a balmy 75 degrees. She'd heard that it pretty much stayed like this year-round in San Diego. Inland, the mountains looked much the same as they had up in the San Francisco Bay area, though there seemed to be more tallish mountains closer to the water here than the hills near San Francisco were.The. After waiting a month to let the paperwork settle I claimed the funds. I would need them to pay off the house, fund the purchase of the building site and pay for its renovation.It was inevitable that within a short period of time I would be found to be a 'person of interest', thus under scrutiny many people and agencies with their hands out, some more belligerent than others. I contacted a large banking institution and signed agreements to employ a money management and investment team to limit. She is very understanding of my job and the long days I keep, so I try to be as good to her as I can when I come home odd hours.I slipped under the covers and just closed my eyes when I felt her stir next to me. I turned my head to look at her and she had rolled over facing me. Her eyes shone brightly in the dim light thrown off by light filtering through the windows from outside. She returned my gaze never saying anything.After a moment she scooted closer to me and placed her lips against. He covered his eyes, both for cover and to activate his magic, and sprinted to the side, just barely able to see the incoming fireballs from Tora. When he first arrived in this world, he encountered an old man who used a similar technique, but he could not compare to this Harajin. Noah dodged as best as he could, with the miniature stars splashing upon impact and spraying flames in all directions like incendiary grenades.Klein charged, moving twice as fast thanks to the power of magic. Noah.