Odo tries to show the boy, physically now a teenager, options for his life besides violence, but the boy's only drive seems to be to fight. When it is discovered that Starfleet has sent a ship to pick up the boy, the boy pulls a phaser and refuses to go along.
Odo tries to offer the adolescent options for life beyond aggression, but the young man's only drive is combat. When it is discovered that Starfleet has dispatched a vessel to take him home, the teenager refuses to go quietly, drawing his phaser instead.