Talk:Keep Calm and Flutter On/@comment-3146930-20130127071416/@comment-3146930-20130131000540

He said he would fix the lake and in in return, he asked that she not use her Element of Harmony against him as a sign of their friendship. If Fluttershy isn't his friend, that would mean that the promise isn't binding.

Think about it like this, the promise has enough weight as their friendship as the promise was made as a sign of their friendship. If they aren't friends anymore, then the promise has no weight to it. Discord even makes a big deal about how she can't do anything against him because [they're] friends.

Also, if you look at their conversation, Discord never said he would fix the lake and Fluttershy never asked him to. Fluttershy said Applejack's home was being destroyed by the beavers, who wouldn't be acting this way if it wasn't for him and he needed to fix it. Turning the lake into ice wouldn't stop the beavers from building a giant dam somewhere else and the huge lake caused by the beavers is still there. Discord didn't fix anything really.