Rowan gritted his teeth in anger, he hated when his hands were forced, and events going outside his plans irritated him. His fury appeased his bloodline, as it wasn't concerned about the source of his rage, only that it wanted to battle.
Making sure his Ouroboros Serpents were still on their way to the Third Continent, he stopped them and decided to change his plans, closing his eyes only once he gave the decision for his serpents to commence devouring the world, starting from their position, they were at least 20,000 miles (32,186.88 km) away from the Third Continent and Rowan judged that it would just have to be enough.
He stood up, drawing his energy cloak around him, and he brought his right hand upwards and dispersed the ice sealing the tunnel, with his experiment he learned the black ice was still part of his Aether and he could still control it. This includes taking back the Aether inside the black ice.