Both the bird and his woman companion act in an instant.
Natsu rolls up and pulling a staff from a quiver on her back (a weapon too long to normally fit into it) just launches herself at the octo-goblinoid thing and tries whacking it around before it gets any more ideas about assaulting crew or passengers.
Pitch... scrams. For a fat bird he sure can move fast when he wants to...
Spoiler: OOC/rolls
Natsu:
Tumble check to get next to this...thing... and attack without drawing an AoO-(1d20+11)[29]
Attacks (1d20+5)[19] (1d20+5)[9]
Damages: (1d6+3)[8](1d6+1)[7]
Pitch:
He up and hides: (1d20+18)[27]