It was on normal mode though nothing to brag about.
And in case anyone was wondering, here are my pairings for that play through.

Chrom/Hanji (my Avatar)
Lissa/Vaike
Sully/Libra
Sumia/Fredrick
Maribelle/Lon'qu
Panne/Gaius
Cordelia/Gregor
Nowi/Ricken
Tharja/Virion
Olivia/Henry
Cherche/Kellam
Lucina/Gerome
Kjelle/Inigo
Cynthia/Yarne (which kicked ass)
Noire/Owain
and Nah/Morgan.

Also Sorry I was gone so long. Stuff (Besides this) got busy in the real world.