From: Raymond E. Feist
Date: 06 September 1995
As for your questions, the injury to Pug's hand was trivial historically. At the time, he lacked strength in it, and it precluded him from being a laborer or a warrior. One can presume he's either healed it or it's naturally healed enough for him to live a normal life. It's not a permanent disability, if that's what people thought.
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