"That doesn't seem relevant to my question." Just like calling out Keziah's physical appearance as attractive. Keziah shakes her head. "It's fine if you don't know, but is there someone particular that I should speak to?"

Keziah's question was meant to gauge whether there are, say, a lot of farmers and not enough fishermen -- or a lot of artisans and not enough laborers. Which, fair enough, may not be something that Magne knows; that's why Keziah is moving to 'can you point me to someone else'.