I'm a beginner too but I just cut twin keikis from the top of my spike the other week. I left them there for over a year. I didn't know what they were either but at first they just looked like little buds coming out of the node then that turned into a leaf. My guess from what I can see in your pic is that it looks like what my keikis did starting out.
So sorry I don't have any advice for ya but I can share this little bit of my experience. My keikis started to develop around the time that my plant was stressed as well. My keikis grew their leaves, first & second within the first 6 months at least.
I hope yours does well, both plants. Keep us posted.
Cheers!
Lotis
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