Guard

Syntax:
guard [thing]
stop guarding [thing]

This command is used to protect a thing or person. If anything attacks a person under guard, you will then intercede on their behalf. You will engage the attacker in combat thus preventing your ally from sustaining damage. Once you are in combat, you may no longer guard anyone. New attackers can engage your ally at will. Guarding objects will prevent others from taking them.

You may also guard objects to protect thieves from creeping away with them or their contents; some thieves, however, may be cunning enough to sneak past you and take what they want anyway.