SPOILERS AHEAD!
This is something that I have debated over many many times, and I want to hear your opinions. Do you think it could’ve healed Artham’s hands? Do you think it could’ve healed Leeli’s foot?
What gets me confused is that even though those limbs weren’t how they were supposed to be, do they really count as injurys? I mean, neither of them causes any pain, and the only thing we’ve seen the Well Water do is heal cuts and stabs (like Podo’s cut around his middle, Nugget, and in the show it heals Mr. Reteep), so I’m wondering how the Well Water would react to Artham or Leeli’s case.
What do you guys think?
Andrew Peterson was once asked about why the family didn't use the Well Water to heal Leeli's leg, and he said it was because her leg had already been healed; it had just healed wrong. (My friends think they should have re-broken Leeli's leg and then poured the water on it! 😂)
I think the water would heal Artham. When he found the well, he had the feeling that the water would remove the talons and quiet the voices, but refused to drink it as long as his brother was still broken (TMitH p. 306). SPOILER: In the epilogue, Artham says, "They say it heals - and maybe even more. I've wanted to taste it for a long time." I think this is a hint that it can and will heal Artham. And I've got a whole post about why Artham must drink it and get rid of his wings here.