Although King Badi had assembled an army, he was unnerved at the size of the Ethiopian army before him. However, Hamis, a prince of Darfur in western Sudan, proposed a strategy to defeat the invaders.
King Badi did not feel secure despite having an army; he was concerned about the size of the Ethiopian force. Nevertheless, Hamis, a prince from Darfur in western Sudan, offered a tactic to defeat the enemy.