"Madam Velurii, you seem like a very respectable woman. I have the serious issue of other people annoying me to the edge of my patience. Not a day goes by I'm not grinding my teeth dealing with the ridiculousness and incompetence of others in my Commandry. My hair would go white if it wasn't white already. How do I convince them all that they should leave me alone to be bitter in peace?"
Be the type of commander that when you get up in the morning the legion goes âCrap, sheâs up!â  Or he.  I donât know, I stole it from a motivational poster.  Point is, the key to making people leave you alone is to, and this is important so listen up:  Stop clinging to the edge of your patience.  Have none at all. Â
Treat them so miserably by default, as soon as they walk up to you that they donât want to be near you, while at the same time knowing what youâre talking about. Â I find condescension works wonders and it will drive them nuts that youâre always right while pushing themselves to improve just to prove you wrong some day. Â And if they did something stupid donât hold back in pointing it out loud and clear. Â
Every once in a while youâll get one that just does. not. get. the. blatant. hints. Â No matter how harsh and rude you are to these types somehow they get this warped idea that youâre a good role model with great advice. Â Iâm still figuring out what to do about those types. Â Thinking of just setting myself on fire next time they talk to me, do you think thatâs too rash? Â Maybe Iâll just pretend to set myself on fire and run away screaming. Â Might be worth it.
ActuallyâŚI kinda like that one.  Deadpan look, âI canât talk, Iâm on fire and I have to go put it out.â  And then just walk away.Anyway, if you just canât stand to be that mean and abrasiveâŚI donât really know what to tell you.  Perhaps you could cultivate some annoying new habits, such as audibly grinding your teeth in their presence.
To recap:  Practice zero tolerance (flick âem in the ear if you have to), zero patience, and give up the idea of being nice about anything.