I don't know... this picture is good, but it's definitely not great. For the sake of constructive criticism I've got a couple of beefs with it...
The head looks generally unusual to me... especially Baruk's face. It looks a bit hastilly done and is lower quality than your usual works I find.
The odd spots on Baruk's skin in various spots... I imagine it's little droplets of a liquid of some sort (Pannon blood, or sweat... one of the two. XD), look really... weird. XD They just don't seem to fit at all and could've used a bit more perfecting... EDIT: Didn't notice the rain on the first couple of glances... XD But my statement still stands.
I might be mistaken... but Baruk's hands seem a bit disproportionate to his body... they're rather small... Probably would've been good to make them a little bit bigger.
The background doesn't really work for this one in my opinion. It clashes a bit too much and looks generally out of place since you were trying to add a sense of depth to the picture by putting the Pannons in the background. It might've fit better if the background wasn't so blurred, but I'm not sure.
Overall it's still a good picture, and obviously Namillus likes it very much. XD Which is the most important thing!

After all it was for him. =n.n=
Your "art break" sounds like a good idea though Poo Fly. You've been working on your art so much lately that I imagine it's draining your creative juices. My sis has the same problem... she can't bring herself to work on any new fun drawings because all the art work she does at school is draining her will to do any further artwork. So... take a break, and I'm sure your future stuff will be back up to your regular level. =n.n=