How he got to this point of hand-to-hoof contact was due to the original situation being… off. See, Anon did not understand the seating arrangements that the two sisters had always shared. Celestia would be seated at one end of the table, while Luna would be seated on the opposite end of the table. It would be normal if the table wasn’t nearly as long as the length of the room. Also there were various displays situated at random intervals on said table. It was like, as if, they were preparing the table for so many more ponies, but there were only two chairs available to sit at.