As I said on DeviantArt, you did a wonderful job conveying the emotion. And now that it's colored, I must say I love the wilting plant idea. I think you did everything just fine. Although, I think there should be more shading on the white areas of his armor. It just seems odd that everything else is shaded but the white armor. Needs some greys in there. Other than that, I think you did an awesome job. :)