User blog comment:Merlaa/Where did Merlin go?/@comment-5829707-20121227214725

I think we are led to believe that Merlin never left Avalon and told Percival that Arthur was dead (who then informed everyone else). It doesn't seem like Merlin's personality to never return to Camelot, and to Gaius, after all, Arthur wasn't his only friend. But at the same time, it makes sense because Merlin has no role in Camelot any more. He was there to fulfill his destiny to protect Arthur and help Arthur reach his destiny. Without Arthur, what's the point of staying in Camelot?