Oh - i'm gonna get in trouble for answering this - I've been getting slapped all day! LOL
I choose D - with a note! I WOULD choose B - but newbies don't know usually that when under attack they should run to you first - so you can 'tune' then then the Seabeard behind them - then they keep running while you heal - attack at the same time
In most cases though, they don't slow down so the best you can do for them is D - get lucky to 'tune' the Seabeard' then just attack him and hope he dies before the newbie does....
Some though deserve F...
I HOPE this doesn't get me any grief! Got enough for today!