"Only important people wear capes?" It sounds ridiculous when she says it like that, but it's an honest question. Hayley wants to understand more about Jor-El, about the place he comes from and what it must have been like for him. It's not the same as wanting to know Clark, who grew up on Earth. This is only about the father.

To the latter, she shifts uncomfortably. "Yeah, but I'm not sure I'd want to be the one to answer where it came from and why you gave it to me if he asked."

She doubts there's a question as to who 'he' refers to.