Dragons can Read

1. They can live for a long time. When you get to be over a hundred and three, you pick up a few skills.
2. Because knights aren't their only enemies. If you had a scholarly wizard flinging spells at your tail, wouldn't you study the same spellbooks they did?
3. When you hoard books, it isn't just for the smell.
4. Waiting for knights to come slay you gets boring after a while.
5. Because princesses are much nicer when the dragon who took them can gush with them about the current best-selling book series and what fictional couple is the best.
6. How else would a dragon know where to find the richest kingdoms? Ye Olde News is a great source when trying to add to your hoard.
7. Knowing your enemy is only half the battle, for it also pays to know what your enemy has recorded about you.
8. Because a good story isn't just amusing to humans.
9. Dragons are often more intelligent than humans, so why wouldn't they know how to read in multiple languages?
10. Misinformation is best spread when the heroes think that ancient scroll was written by some wise seer. The best way to fool them is to have read enough scrolls written by wise seers to know how to replicate the style.