I honestly thought they were gonna have Maud break through the rock, since she’s been shown to be able to do that without any problems.
I like to think Maud has a very odd, very specific moral code. She would never do anything illegal or immoral directly, but she has no issues with advising those who would. Kind of like when she told Starlight where to find a rock capable of holding all the cutie mark magic of a village.
Bringing out the big guns. I honestly thought they were gonna have Maud break through the rock, since she’s been shown to be able to do that without any problems.