User blog comment:Silver adtr/Camelot Future/@comment-5102537-20130628105356

Merlinloverxx gave a good answer in my opinion. It was an open end and nobody really knows whether or not Gwen allowed magic in Camelot.

Nevertheless, I think that Gaius' hint was supposed to show the audience that Gwen knew exactly that Gaius was talking about Merlin.

It also seems to me that Gwen's sudden acceptance was supposed to show that she allowed magic in Camelot after Arthur's death. Alas, I can't believe it and it doesn't make much sense to me. Aside from what Merlinloverxx already mentioned, that Gwen had no reason to trust magic all of a sudden, the magic-users/sorcerers  had no reason to trust Gwen/Camelot all of a sudden either. Arthur fought and (in their opinion) defeated the last High Priestess of the Triple Goddess after all. Why in the world should the followers of the Old Religion suddenly be kind and peaceful and lead a happy coexistance with non magic-users? Moreover, why would the other kingdoms, who also forbid magic and were afraid of it suddenly accept and allow magic? And, as ReganX once mentioned, why would all the other kingdoms accept a former maidservant on the throne and follow her orders?

The battle at Camlan wasn't an attempt to make peace that went out of control but a clear declaration of war between magic and non-magic-users. So the followers of the Old Relgion have no reason to believe that Camelot wanted a change  rather than ending the reign of the Old Religion. Merlin didn't even return to Camelot, so we don't know if he had talked to his fellow sorcerers. Had he taken leadership of them, he might have succeeded in convincing them to stop fighting against Camelot - but why would they believe him when he even killed the last High Priestess of the Triple Goddess and destroyed every chance for a sorcerer/sorceress on Camelot's throne?

No side had actually any reason to suddenly make peace with the other, and if they had, Gwen would still have a hard time to convince the other kingdoms. Uther wasn't the only one who hated magic and Arthur even continued his father's work which also strengthened his power among the other kingoms. Had he suddenly lifted the ban, other kingdoms surely would have disagreed and ended the alliance.

Then, last but not least, there are still Camelot's citizens. Most certainly the majority was afraid of magic too. They surely disagreed to suddenly live in a kingdom where magic can be practiced again in every corner, especially since magic almost destroyed the land back then before Uther took the throne.

Basically, there is nothing that is to be said for magic being allowed in Camelot.