Intent, huh? It couldn't be as simple as a change in mindset, there had to be more to the refinement of such a technique... As it stood, the attack he had just performed was devastating, but it felt wasteful. The amount of aura he had concentrated into the crescent strike felt substantial, even though he had neglected to check the actual amount he had used, and while bludgeoning a person would be effective and nonlethal, he didn't see his variant of the technique working too well against a Grimm.
The young man glanced back down toward the hummingbird, mulling over her words as he watched her. She seemed confident, but some of what she was saying didn't really... click. "I'll need to think about it. I'm doubtful I'll be able to refine it all today." he eventually replied, planting his blade into the ground and leaning against it slightly. "How long did it take you to teach Coco how to do this?"