The flush feature is only used when the gauge is full of soldiers.

     They're actually almost always passive. The only dog they own, however, is very well trained and, in case of conflict, attacks quickly. Something very weird can be seen on your left : it is a fountain in which everybody in this village has to bathe at least once a day. The water in that fountain makes you ten years younger, and drowning is completely normal ; you can easily start by being silent too.