Not Soren, SOTHE.
n00bs...
Soren doesn't appear until Part 3.
The game is a piece of cake if you think before you act and Easy/Normal make it child's play as you can Battle Save at any time. Although...
US Easy = Japanese Normal
US Normal = Japanese Hard
US Hard = Japanese Maniac Mode (No battle saves)
Anyone new to Fire Emblem should be playing Easy. Period.