548 Meaning Novels & Stories

"She said the number is 400, no exceptions, and to remember the rule of four?" "That's it! Oh, thank you, sweetie. You saved me a massive headache. Everything else is fine?" "Yes, Mom. Everything is totally fine." I smiled, glancing at Austin. "Perfect. I love you! Call me later!" I hung up, placing the phone on the table. "Rule of four?" I asked Austin, pulling the sheet up to my chin. "What does that mean?" He grinned, that real, genuine smile I loved. "It means if you multiply the number Brock wrote down by four and then divide it by two and add zero, you get the actual number. Brock loves secret codes. It’s exactly 400."

What she said gave Thomas some hints. Riordan would not say those things for some reason, and there must be some meanings behind those words. It must be related to opening this door. It was common sense that four minus four equaled eight. But it was a mistake that four minus four equals eight. What was the relationship between a mistake and a password to open the door? Aries said, “Why don’t we key in the numbers 4, 4, and 8? Perhaps it can open the door.”