Whitebrim Battle Leve

I was in whitebrim yesterday doing a few Fate's and decided to try the Battle Leve there.

These where level 40 that said gave around 6500 XP i am level 35 so took a couple to try them.

I did both of the leve's and the XP i received was a lot less than the quest had stated even when i got the speed of completion and difficulty bonus.

Is that because i was 5 level's under (35) the leve quest level (40) or is this normal.

Possibly - I know that works in reverse if you try doing a leve that is five levels lower than your current level you take a hit in the amount EXP rewarded upon completion, even with difficulty ramped up and time bonuses.