You'd be amazed how often liking someone and beating them within and inch of their life aren't exclusive...
[He might be talking from more experience than just the Clefairy in question, who is now looking up at her partner. Within an inch of your life? Why, dear partner, I would never go that far.]
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[He might be talking from more experience than just the Clefairy in question, who is now looking up at her partner. Within an inch of your life? Why, dear partner, I would never go that far.]