i will take that warning.
i think part 3 is way harder than part 1. in part 1 you get the black knight. naliah. volug. sothe. zihark.
in part 3 everything is way stronger. right off the bat the laguz just swarm me. having fiona bail me out was worth the investment. i tried the other characters. even fed them all the stat booster in different playthroughs and they just get destroyed.
not to mention she gets sol. so even if they do hit her. she'll recover with it and imbue.