When one of your Thieves would be attacked, take 1 60/1/2 Boosted Speeder Subordinate with "Return this unit to your supply Protect 2" and put it into the Ground or Character arena.
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Protect
Protect X: A layered ability activated during the damage prevention POP that means, "Prevent up to X damage to one of your other units in this arena." You can play Protect only once for each instance of damage. You don't have to use all of the Protect. You choose how much damage to Protect up to X, even if the full amount of damage or more is pending.