Despite Athena's caution, Much grabbed onto her offer with both hands. Too hopeful, maybe. Or perhaps anything would have looked like hope after the last person he'd gone to for help had, instead, given him words that pretty much amounted to you are completely powerless.
I may be able to help was glorious, compared to Merlin's offering.
"The Sheriff of Nottingham has been hunting us. Marian especially, although a few days ago he made a move on Alan and maybe would have got him but Melpomene fully stabbed him. The Sheriff, not Alan. He has this dungeon ready for all of us, and we think he must have found a way to Marian. And Rob, signs are pointing toward Gisborne - he's a cop - he's had a warrant out for Rob's arrest for a while now and he was spotted in the park where Rob was supposed to be. So... Sheriff and Gisborne," he said, holding out both hands, palms up, as if each hand held one aspect of their problem. "Marian and Rob... That's what we know."