Talk:The Beast of White Orchard/@comment-92.82.86.11-20160626155709/@comment-2601:601:A080:675B:7001:6670:3C3E:606B-20180322132906

Likely because Axii has a chance to fail; and lore-wise Geralt (and most other witchers) isn't even that adept at casting signs. It's one thing to fail attempting to use Axii against some commoner or bandit.... but using it on the commander of a garrison with plenty of his soldiers surrounding him? Geralt is no fool, and would probably place higher trust in his skills with a sword than his skills with signs.