Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-110.33.239.213-20121226023324/@comment-5367080-20130929152025

Only Caerleon borders Camelot and even then, it would already be a day behind, which would mean if they were called they would likely be too late to actually help Camelot win the battle. You could argue that they could have been called sooner as the war had been going on for weeks, but at first the threat was only small time raids from the Saxons. Overall I think, given more time, Camelot's closest allies would come to their aid.

Also let's look at some of the kingdoms that are not allied with Camelot, kings such as Olaf who are not allied with Camelot but are on good terms with the kingdom might invest in the kingdom, to return it to the prosperous state it was once in. That way, when it does so, Camelot could return the favour in a way that would more benefit Olaf.

Then we move onto kings who might rival Camelot, Alined might possibly be a threat, but he is a coward in nature. With Caerleon, Nemeth and Godwin's Kingdom backing Camelot, he would likely be too afraid to move on them.

Odin was not a bad king in nature, he was considered evil because of his hatred for Arthur, with Arthur now dead, he has no reason to trouble Camelot. This is supported by the fact he willingly offers Morgana the throne of Camelot, only caring about killing Arthur.

Lot would definately want Camelot for himself, however the finale of Season 3 lead to the army of Essetir being blown to bits with no survivors, this would put Essetir in an incredibly weak state and even with the recent damage to Camelot, they could still likely overpower Essetir.

Next, Gaius isn't just a commoner, he is a member of Arthur's council and also was a member of Uther's council, since Arthur took over a lot has changed but even in Uther's time Gaius was a high up respected man that arguably influenced him more than many nobles did. He was also made a freeman which shows that he is not just some random commoner.

Now, onto Merlin, Gaius would have told Gwen exactly how much Merlin has done and if the nobility knew this, with the work of Emrys during the Battle of Camlann on top, they would see that Merlin has had numerous opportunities to abuse his power and has never once done so, therefore they wouldn't expect him to do so then. Also, even if they did have issues.

As for Guinevere, she has proven herself a brave and strong woman, taking part in the Battle of Camlann as a medic and also leading Camelot in the aftermath of the Battle during relief efforts and actually driving their victory home.

She also uncovered Sefa and Eira as spies, whilst managing to plot the capture of Ruadan. She has certainly done things that prove her to be a worthy successor to Arthur and also is the only living family of Arthur, and therefore rightful heir to the throne anyway.

Finally, yes there were financial difficulties in Season 2, but these aren't entirely peacetimes, a huge war ended with Bayard only a year ago and theres still the risk of other nations that might attack Camelot, they must keep up a strong military front. Besides, they endured attacks from the Great Dragon which must have damaged the military and citizens of Camelot greatly, arguably this disaster did equal amounts of damage to the Battle of Camlann, and if the kingdom can endure that, then they can endure the Battle.