crown of command ,,thief vs. an opponent

By darthmax1, in Talisman Rules Questions

can the thief meet you in the crown of command ,,and on his turn ,,steal an item from you,,and this count as his turn??? or does he have to attack?? i am thinking the thief,,can meet an opponent there,,and for his turn,,steal an item,,and do this as many times as he wants in the CoC,,unless an opponent can evade him there,,or has protection( Bag of Holding). I think this is definitely an advantage for the thief.

darthmax said:

can the thief meet you in the crown of command ,,and on his turn ,,steal an item from you,,and this count as his turn??? or does he have to attack?? i am thinking the thief,,can meet an opponent there,,and for his turn,,steal an item,,and do this as many times as he wants in the CoC,,unless an opponent can evade him there,,or has protection( Bag of Holding). I think this is definitely an advantage for the thief.

Yes, he can do that. However, if his opponent is better in combat, Thief will lose a Life each time the opponent's turn happens. Also, if you want to force the Thief to attack you, have protection item(s) or ditch all your Objects. Thief can only pick them up after you die, which won't happen if you have more stats.