Now, I stressed that I wasn't trying to cause problems because, really, the elder Toreador is well within his rights to ask for taxes be paid to him. But he was nebulous on the amount of blood tax to be paid, and my character wasn't comfortable with that. They were really just looking for help on the negotiation front.
But the Cam Lasombra assured me she had a plan, and when the elder Toreador arrived in a few hours, we'd talk to him about things.