Me about to curse the PCs
Me about to curse the PCs
Me about to curse the PCs
Dragons are generally much bigger than PCs or most other creatures, therefore whatever a sapient dragon does is "being the bigger person".
Being the bigger person makes it easier to eat the smaller person.
Are dragons people, though?
Sapient creatures are people, yes. Especially when they speak human/humanoid language, which is true for many (most?) dragons in tabletop settings and even Lord of the Rings. In Faerun (D&D) they can even easily transform into humanoids.