Editing Reading and writing (section)

===''A Storm of Swords''===
"[[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]]" tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] the famous tale of how her older brother, [[Prince]] [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], was reading so early and so much that people would joke that their mother, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen|Rhaella]], had swallowed books and a candle while he was in the womb.{{Ref|ASOS|8}}

At the [[Fist of the First Men]], [[Samwell Tarly]] pre-writes a variety of different short messages to send out via [[raven]] in the event of an attack on the Fist. When an [[Fight at the Fist|attack]] by [[Others]] does occur, he forgets to attach the messages before setting the ravens free.{{Ref|ASOS|18}}

When [[Stannis Baratheon]] names [[Davos Seaworth]] his new [[Hand of the King]], Davos protests, pointing out that he cannot read or write. Stannis is unconcerned because [[Pylos]] can read for him and his last Hand, [[Alester Florent]], wrote a [[treason]]ous letter without his consent.{{Ref|ASOS|36}}

After gaining passage across the [[Trident]] at [[Lord Harroway's Town]], [[Sandor Clegane]] gives the [[Bent-backed man|ferryman]] the written promise of nine thousand [[Currency|golden dragons]] the [[Beric Dondarrion]] gave him as payment. The man is perplexed and upset because writing is no good to him, unlike gold.{{Ref|ASOS|47}}

Pylos offers to teach Davos to read after he expresses doubts at his worthiness as Hand, in part due to his illiteracy. He begins to take lessons with Pylos every day. He is far behind his son Devan or the children [[Edric Storm]] and [[Shireen Baratheon]], and the effort sometimes gives him headaches or makes him feel a fool.{{Ref|ASOS|54}}

When [[Tyrion Lannister]] gifts his nephew King [[Joffrey Baratheon]] the book ''[[Lives of Four Kings]]'', [[Kevan Lannister]] says it's a book every king should read. Joffrey claims his [[Robert I Baratheon|father]] had no time for books and that perhaps if Tyrion read less, his wife Sansa would already be with child.{{Ref|ASOS|59}}

According to [[Denys Mallister]], [[Maester]] [[Harmune]] reads and writes the letters of [[Cotter Pyke]], the [[Commander (Night's Watch)|commander]] at [[Eastwatch-by-the-Sea]], and has for years.{{Ref|ASOS|78}}