Pulling rank on Childermass, of all people, only earns him a peculiar look followed by a very mirthless, "Ha. So you are, aren't you? But you aren't the Nightrider. I already said I would speak with her in the morning. Anything of importance she decides to pass on is up to her."

Preferably, she won't ask too much about the torture. Mentioning it as vaguely as possible is his his own plan right now.