If you want to get technical, if it solves the problem it counts as a solution.

[ Gustave laughs out loud at that attempt at praise(?), which would have surprised anyone near him, if there was someone. One for three wasn't great odds, though generously, he hadn't... he'd survived the first encounter, too. It doesn't count as far as he's concerned. ]

I did what I had to and I knew I wasn't going to survive so I gave Maelle the best chance she had.

Sure. Yeah. If you think it can help.

[ It can't hurt anyway. ]

All he asked was that I keep Maelle away from you and Clea.