"Why?" Lloyd realised that could make him sound like a typical probing shrink which he despised. He didn't really want to be seen as the stereotype right now either because usually it put people right off.
So, to embellish a little further, Lloyd gestured with his hand. "I mean... why would staying away from Duncan have benefited either of you? It was a hard time, surely you needed support. What is wrong now which might have been spared had you done things differently?"