She will continue to wander through her life. She will forgive herself for failing to find peace with her life. She will carry her Oneida heritage within her.
Tight
taut rigid
stretched tight
stressed not slack
tightly stretched tense
stiff snug
contracted tightened
drawn strained
strung out tightly drawn
firm tensed
I think it is a therapeutic way to get out emotions that you dont know how to put in words
I would say the second option - "She skipped off, singing"
It gives a visual of her being very happy, instead of just saying she was happy.
