User blog:Merlaa/Where did Merlin go?

Spoilers below.

After watching the episode I couldn't help but notice that in the scene where Leon declares the death of Arthur and announces Gwen queen of Camelot, Merlin is nowhere to be found. Did he just leave? How did they learn that Arthur is dead though if Merlin did not tell them? Percival could not have guessed that Merlin had put him in a boat to Avalon. They could just have assumed I guess.

But the important thing is: Where did Merlin go? We know that many centuries later he lives as Dragoon in Avalon, but did he leave after the death of his friend? And if he did, where did he go? Wouldn't it be like Merlin to return to Gaius? He didn't though. So, must we assume now that he disappeared? And is he actually immortal or is it that he was reborn in the modern times? It would make more sense if he was awakened too in the time of need of Albion rather than being immortal and waiting all this time. None of these things were clarified to us in the episode.

What do you think?