Don't worry about it- There probably is a gardener here. But- I'm not sure if you'd get any good information out of them.

[From Ruby's experience the locals in town have always been notoriously fickle. The next question does catch her by surprise.]

I have spent the last few months trying to get lost and failing miserably at it.

If you want to give it another go though, I'm game.

[This is probably too much of a shot at her mindset the last few months, but she's going to roll with it.]